to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
directly under; falling perpendicularly
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
although; though; despite the fact that ...
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
single line (of ships); single line formation; line of battle
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
succession; continuation; series; sequence
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths