control column; yoke; joystick
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
mechanism; organization; organisation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
seeing one off; farewell; escort
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to jar; to creak; to grate
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
bearing; heading; point of the compass
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
fall; drop; descent; coming down
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
surface of the earth; ground surface