noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to unfold; to unroll; to open
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
little by little; bit by bit
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
manacles; shackles; fetters
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
to pierce through; to break through
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
steel; sword steel; sword
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting