stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
column of water; water column
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
presence (impressive quality)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
very much; very many; more and more
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver