to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
discovery; detection; finding
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that's the way it is; such is life
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
only; merely; but; no more than
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes