expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
Extinct (conservation status); EX
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to burn with combativeness
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
conviction; belief; confidence
failure; mistake; blunder
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
lessening; diminishing; reducing
one-stroke sketch; unicursal
to part left and right; to open out
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)