to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
actuator; access mechanism (e.g. disk)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
interior; inside; internal
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
the five fingers; leading five; top five
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to crawl towards; to creep up to
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
back seat (of a car); rear seat
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
degradation over time; time-related deterioration