to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
crystalline material; crystalline substance
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
advanced gas-cooled reactor; AGR
to bend; to warp; to curve
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
consecutive; continuous; successive
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
continuation; succession; series; continuous
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
momentum; amount of exercise
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
calm; composed; leisurely
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
to comfort; to console; to amuse
directivity; directionality; intentionality
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
bone conduction; osteophony
atrocity; (arch.) treason
authority; power; function
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely