power; might; authority; influence
source of information; intelligence source; message source
normalcy; normality; normal
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
spine; backbone; spinal column
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
slight; thin; on the weak side
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
congestion (e.g. traffic); overcrowding; convergence (esp. optical)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist