nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
firm; unshakeable; resolute
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
in good health; alive and well; going strong
interference; intervention; meddling
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
maid; helper; help; assistance
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
absorption; suction; attraction
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
each; (arch.) you (plural)
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
law-like nature; regularity