thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
parts; accessories; components
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to be born; to come into the world
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
ocean fish; saltwater fish
shellfish; seashell; shell
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
country-bred; raised in the country
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
Island; insula; island; islet
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle; dehydration (abnormal loss of body water)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
water collection; water sampling
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
as you can imagine; as imagined
to have one's horizons broadened