bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
cooking; food preparation
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
smoking (esp. as a means of preserving food)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
turning point; transition phase
last century; ancient times
practical question (problem); practical matter
prevention; precaution; protection against
American Civil War (1861-1865)
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
underestimation; undervaluation
rail transport (transportation, transit); transport by rail