late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
regulation; adjustment; control
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
mirror surface; lens surface
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
protector (e.g. chest); guard
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
in the meantime; meanwhile
way; method; means; (technical) specification
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
half and half; fifty-fifty
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
flash (of light); glint; schiller
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
precision instrument or machine
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
eardrum; tympanic membrane
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to stop (plug) one's ears
nape (of the neck); nucha
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
this and that; one thing or another
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair