to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to melt together; to blend together
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
spot; point; place; position
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
landing; alighting; touch down
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
number of times; frequency; count
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
form; shape; figure; morph
devil; demon; the Devil; Satan
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
truth is stranger than fiction