cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
defense; defence; defensive preparations
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
capture (esp. of a foreign vessel); seizure
a second time; again; once more; twice
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
that is to say; so that means
to knock down; to knock off
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
running aground; stranding; being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action