viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to try to do; to attempt to do
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to get strong; to gain strength
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
large number (of); many; majority
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
treasure chest; strongbox
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
minimum; at the very least
function; facility; faculty; feature
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort