pressure; oppression; suppression
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to wring the neck; to strangle
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (interval)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
each time it happens; at all such times
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
shooting down (an aircraft)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
moment; brief space of time
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
consecutive; continuous; successive
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
high voltage; high pressure
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity