root; joint; base; crotch
new development; new discovery
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
noted doctor; excellent physician
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
emperor; prince; princess
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
breath; breathing; bracelet
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
technical civilization; technical civilisation
first attack; first strike; first blow
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
handrail; railing; banister
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
steering a ship; controlling; maneuvering; piloting