to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to keep away; to keep at a distance
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
numerator; molecule; member; element
laminating; lamination layer
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
material; substance; matter
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
Aggregated diamond nanorod
toughness (of a material); tenacity; fracture toughness
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)