method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
near oneself; close to one; familiar
opening fully; full throttle; full power
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
many; much; plenty; hardly
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
water vapour; water vapor; steam
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
opposite bank; farther shore
left side; left-hand side
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
along the river; riverside
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront