to continue to increase; to continue to mount
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
abandoned building; derelict building
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
intelligence gathering; information gathering
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
job application form; employee satisfaction
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
putting into operation; invocation
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to move forward; to move on
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to shake one's head (in denial)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
extensive; vast range; wide scope
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate