decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
basic concept; fundamental concept
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
unexpectedly; surprisingly
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
sympathy; compassion; pity
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
material; substance; matter
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
pressure; compression; pressing
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
using all one's strength; using all one's might
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
resolute; determined; bold
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to knead well; to polish; to refine
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
smelting furnace; blast furnace
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
heating; application of heat
prompt; immediate; in real time
appeal; call for something; request; axiom