soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
while; during; while; although; all; both
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to talk; to chat; to chatter
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
explosion; rupture; break off
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to jar; to creak; to grate
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
danger; peril; hazard; risk
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around