dozens; scores of; decades
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
conviction; belief; confidence
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to become dim; to become blurred
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
round shape; circle; circular form
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
cross; crossed; cruciform
decoration; ornament; trimmings
opinion; point of view; visual point
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)