control column; yoke; joystick
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
bearing; heading; point of the compass
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
the staff; inside the department
normal value; normal level
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
critical point (temperature)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
the opposite sex; isomerism
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
head start; initiative; preemption