having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
way; method; means; resource; course
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
great success; huge success
one by one; one after another; successively
interior; inside; internal
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy