earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
standing tall; towering; soaring
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
meaning; significance; sense
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to spend time (on doing something)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)