inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
next; secondly; subsequently
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
preservation; retainment; keeping
school of fish; shoal of fish
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to step over or across; to overcome
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
first-aid; emergency (aid)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
concussion (of the brain)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
seeing in the dark; night vision
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
fast walking; semi-jogging
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to begin to walk; to set out
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
illegal channel; back channel; black market
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down