imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to be hot on a person's heels
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to cover fully; to wrap around
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
principle; theory; fundamental truth
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
pair; couple; contraposition
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
surely (not); certainly (not)
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
function; facility; faculty; feature
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
succeeding; following; trailing; next