substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to have one's hair stand on end
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
even if; even though; however; no matter how
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
weight (for scales); counterweight
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
succeeding; following; trailing; next
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
even more; still more; further
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel