fall; drop; descent; coming down
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
waterproofing; making watertight
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to surge (water or waves)
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
with these words; while saying
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin