control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to slide into; to slip into
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
rising; ascending; climbing
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
actuator; access mechanism (e.g. disk)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
processing speed; handling speed
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
in process; during execution; runtime
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely