amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
using all one's strength; using all one's might
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
calmly; peacefully; painlessly; comfortably
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
aggressiveness; aggression
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
predation; eating prey; preying upon
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
inheritance; something given or received
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
absorption; suction; attraction