ancestor; forefather; foremother
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
course; route; path; process; stages
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
visual confirmation; sighting
multi-level crossing (of roads to avoid intersection); two-level crossing; cloverleaf interchange; grade separation
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
in one's own way or style
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
handicraft; industrial art object
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
property; fortune; assets
self-deprecating; self-mocking
finite; limited; restricted
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
creation; generation; formation; derivation
one grain; one drop; one bead
material; substance; matter
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
refining; refinement; smelting; training
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
nothing but; none other than