material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
just like; the same as; no different than
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to step firmly; to harden by treading
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
threat; intimidation; menace
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
wounded person; injured person
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to get out of shape; to lose shape
chartered ship; chartering or hiring a vessel