level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
from now; from this moment; henceforth
going through; going via; going by way of
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
getting nauseated; getting angry
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to set (sun); to become dark
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
diagnosis; medical examination
plug; connector; spark plug
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's family; family member