silencing (e.g. machine); muffling; muting (e.g. TV)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to call together; to convene
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
way out; means to escape; escape route
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to make a success in life
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to knock down; to knock out
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
respiratory tract; air duct
pressure; oppression; suppression
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to wring the neck; to strangle
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
(committee) chairman; president
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
even more; still more; further
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to sink (into); to get depressed
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
control; check; restraint; inhibition