effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
yearned for; longed for; missed
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
back (of a chair); backrest
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
big snake; (large) serpent
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
fall; drop; descent; coming down
flame retardance; flame resistance; incombustibility
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
string made from twisted paper
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
principle; theory; fundamental truth
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
sea of fire; sea of flames; blazing inferno
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40