to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
measured value; measurement
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
sign; indication; omen; symptom
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
secrecy; highly classified information
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction