hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
spread; span; expanse; extent
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute