intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)