resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to blow off; to be blown off
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
five (long cylindrical things)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
cooperation; coordination; link
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
originally; by nature; from the start
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
output (electrical, signal, etc.)