operation (of machine); operating; running; working
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
proposal; motion; recommendation
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
staying behind; remaining; residual
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
explosion; rupture; break off
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be torn off; to come off
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
one by one; in detail; minutely