incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
how long; how much; to what extent
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
marshland; wetland; swampland
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
one-by-one; separately; in detail
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
one thin flat object; one sheet