landing; alighting; touch down
mechanization; mechanisation
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
outside a plane; outboard
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to pass (of time); to elapse
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
parking; parking lot; parking space
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to become frayed; to become loose
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole