strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to be flexible; to be accommodating
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
state of the war; war situation
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
charcoal; charred remains
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard