to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to gain weight; to put on weight
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to run through; to run past
unique; peculiar; singular
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
blow; shock; strike; batting
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
root; joint; base; crotch
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death