head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to hide; to keep to oneself
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to move around; to move about; to get around
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to rock; to shake; to swing
charred; burnt black; scorched black
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
power; might; authority; influence
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
progressive form; in progress; ongoing; underway
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to spend time (on doing something)
double; twice (as much); twofold
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below