stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
root; source; origin; cause
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
instruction; direction; briefing
full throttle; full power
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
stopping functioning; being out of service
very small difference (esp. in time); tiny interval
testimony; (verbal) evidence
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
pleasant feeling; good vibes
married woman; another's wife
configuration (e.g. of a computer or file); user preferences; system environment; environment setting
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
your husband; her husband
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
long-awaited; much-awaited
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to step over or across; to overcome
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover