endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
pressure; oppression; suppression
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
conduct; behavior; behaviour
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
alone; by oneself; on one's own
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan