control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
giant god; colossal deity; titan
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
counter for (school) periods; nth period
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
avalanche of earth and rocks; debris flow; mudslide; landslide
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
feel (of a material); texture
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to shave off; to scrape off
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
slope; slanting surface; bevel
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone