to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
on the gentle side; somewhat meek; rather quiet
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release of fish (into a river, pond, etc.); stocking with fish (a river, etc.); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
command; order; request; order (for an item)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
otherwise; or else; if not
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
equator; (celestial) equator
directly under; falling perpendicularly
mass driver; electromagnetic catapult
outside Earth's atmosphere; outer space; exoatmosphere; exo-atmosphere
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
using all one's strength; using all one's might
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
air transport; air lift; airlift
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
form; method; system; formula