regulation; adjustment; control
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
opposite side; opposition
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
change of occupation; career change
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to pry; to prize; to prise
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
lethality; killing effectiveness
development; exploitation
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
preliminary test or trial; tryout