back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
host; landlord; innkeeper
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
instant; moment; for an instant
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
(in) the air; midair; sky
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint