creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
massing (of troops); gathering
calamity; disaster; accident
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
unopened; with an unbroken seal
being filled with; being full of; permeation
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
declaration of war; proclamation of war
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
step; stride; counter for steps
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
top recommendation; something highly recommended