assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
inundation; submersion; flood
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sounding each other out; probing each other
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
crescent moon; young moon
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
attitude control; postural control
chance (of success); odds
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to pitch camp; to set up camp
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge