resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
speaking tube; voice pipe
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
combination; union; binding; bond
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
entry into port; arriving in harbor
opening fully; full throttle; full power
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
plump; with a thud; heavily
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
place; situation; position; location
retention; maintenance; preservation