waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
peatland; peatlands; peat bog
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
advance; moving forward; progress
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
splashing (water); splashing about; vigorously; generously (e.g. pouring sauce); greatly (using or making money)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
with a click; with a snap
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
looking depressed; long face
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree