to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
restoration; repair; mending
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
rational; reasonable; logical
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
strong person; the strong; the powerful
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
memory; sense; experience
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
eardrum; tympanic membrane
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device