activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
boastful speech; bragging
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to place firmly; to hit very hard
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
to be rearranged or transposed
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
entreaty; supplication; petition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
neckline (of dress, etc.)
detonator; percussion cap
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)