to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to rise; to erect; to get up
moisture; humidity; dampness
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
skipper (of a boat); coxswain
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
episode; anecdote; vignette
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to scrape off; to plane off
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
slight intoxication; being tipsy
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
otherwise; or else; if not
standing tree; standing timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to summon; to get used to call
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to shake off; to throw off
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
somehow; somewhat; seemingly