abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to thrust away; to send flying
to pitch forward; to fall forward
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
advance; moving forward; progress
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
that's true; of course; obviously
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to be worried; to be troubled
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
very; much; greatly; a lot of
while; during; performed in this condition
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace