still (continuing); as ever; further
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
inundation; submersion; flood
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
ballast (for a ship, submarine, hot-air balloon, etc.); ballast (for the foundation of a road or railway track)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
blow-drying; blow; punch; blowing (i.e. playing a wind instrument, esp. in jazz)
high voltage; high pressure
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
still; as yet; as it has been
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
pride; dignity; self-worth
to forget completely; to leave behind
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
all you want; as much as one wants
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
large quantity; large amount
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
material; substance; matter
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
instability; insecurity; crankiness
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right