out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
promising; hopeful; full of promise
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem); Via Crucis
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
exploding in flames; erupting in flames
to grind up; to grind down; to pound; to crush; to mash; to stamp (ore)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
crash; smash; crunch; bang
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned