mechanism; organization; organisation
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
thrusting (a spear, etc.)
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
end of life; death; annihilation
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to bring; to take; to bring about
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)