to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
ability; performance; efficiency
second (unit of time); arc second
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
along; parallel to; in accordance with
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
air pressure; pneumatic pressure
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
loading; charging; filling
riveting machine; nail gun; nailer
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to push (something) against
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties