preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
although I say; although one might say; although called
like this; in this way; as you see
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
armory; armoury; ordnance department
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to say (something) over one's shoulder
cease-fire; truce; armistice
shore; bank (of a body of water)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
relation; connection; relevance
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
lightning; thunder; thunderbolt