plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
military strength; military personnel
long; drawn-out; very long
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
person who has rendered distinguished service
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
ingredient; component; composition
sterilization by boiling; sterilisation by boiling
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
nail tip; artificial nail
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of