clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
posture; position; stance
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
explosive; blasting powder
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
success or failure; result
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
operator; manager; administrator
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
natural; intrinsic; from birth
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
ordinary person; unenlightened person
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst