to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
contact; touch; contact lens
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
throughput; processing power
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
real bullet; live ammunition; live round; money (for bribery); cash
simultaneous; all at once
separate; respective; different
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding