to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
ramification; branching off
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
be (that) as it may; having said that
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
modulation; change of key
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
dark (color); concentrated; thick
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
method of attack; place of attack
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
global scale; worldwide scale