drop (e.g. of water); drip
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to bend; to warp; to curve
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to jump up and down; to hop
right under; directly below; right beneath
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
with a collapse; with a slump
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
addition; adding; supplement
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances