the whole area; all areas
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
violent explosion; bursting
eardrum; tympanic membrane
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
both hands; both arms; ten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
cooperation; collaboration
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
from the beginning; from scratch
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand