to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
passion; enthusiasm; zeal