seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to begin shooting; to shoot out
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
two times; twice; two degrees
to lead someone around by the nose
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
weightlessness; zero gravity
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
physical law; laws of physics
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
damp; moist (negative nuance)
stifled (laughter); simmering
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)