compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
insertion; incorporation; infixing
high voltage; high pressure
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
in one's hands; in one's control
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
son of a bitch; piece of shit
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to brush off; to shake off
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
it is not everything to ...
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
pillar of fire; blazing column
glad countenance; joyful look
bygones; the past; past event
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
consequence; result; conclusion
to sweep clean; to brush clean
second (unit of time); arc second
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
severe punishment; rigorous measures
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances