elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
orders; instructions; directive; command
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to surround; to crowd around
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation