fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
police officer; policeman; policewoman
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
maintaining the status quo
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination
ability; capability; skill
sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways; leafhopper (insect); jassid; sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes); levelling off (of prices, etc.)
business rival; professional jealousy
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
one end; an end; part; fragment
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
steering (of a boat); steerage
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to have a meal; to take a meal
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to pierce through; to break through
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)