to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
war; battle; match; game; competition
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
have a pain in one's chest
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
if so; in that case; in that situation
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
double helix (structure of DNA)
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to join forces; to cooperate
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
frantic dash; rushing at full speed