flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
weightlessness; zero gravity
to overflow from something full
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
ardent; passionate; vehement
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
richly colored; richly coloured
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to jump from one thing to another
natural; reasonable; understandable
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
breath; breathing; bracelet
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
battle formation; disposition of troops
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
meat shield; human shield; vagina wall; fleshy wall; wall of flesh (e.g. in sci-fi)
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance