wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(right at the) side; just beside
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to become empty; to be emptied
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
large number (of); many; majority
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
engine compartment (of a vehicle); engine room (e.g. of ship)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
many; numerous; various; large number of
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper