to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
legendary; fabled; fabulous
calamity; disaster; misfortune
writing; composition; essay; sentence
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
calamity; disaster; accident
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
castle; citadel; fortress; castle walls; enclosure
armed forces; military; troops
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
major earthquake; large earthquake
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven