to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
control board; control panel; console
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
chamber (in equipment, e.g. expansion chamber, combustion chamber, etc.); chamber; room
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
high voltage; high pressure
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
normalcy; normality; normal
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
way of solving (a problem); solution
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
dark purple; grape (colour)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to break a dam; to burst out
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to pluck; to pick; to tear
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
moment by moment; hour by hour
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide