chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
toughness (of a material); tenacity; fracture toughness
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
hegemony; leadership; initiative
choices; alternatives; options
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to pitch forward; to fall forward
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
that is to say; so that means
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
front; frontage; facade; main
back side; back end; posterior; rear
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem