pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
pile bunker (fictional weapon)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
hiding one's embarrassment
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
dispute; argument; contention
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to push aside; to brush aside
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to leap back; to jump back
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
posterity; future generations; future life
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
blur; blurred; indistinct
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
sincere; honest; faithful
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy