application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
crew member; crewman; crew
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
endurance; perseverance; patience
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
friction; discord; strife
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
if you think about it; come to think of it
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope
one more time; once more; once again
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
out of character; unlike one
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
one's younger days; when one was young
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to step on (something) and break it
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
testimony; (verbal) evidence
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion