crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be opposite; to face each other
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
large number of words; (lit.) sea of words
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
maintenance; preservation; improvement
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to stare back at; to look back at
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself