same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
taking up; winding; rolled paper
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
to be entwined; to be involved
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
chief; main; principal; important
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
respiratory tract; air duct
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
forevermore; for eternity
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
whichever one chooses; either way
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune