reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
putting into operation; invocation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
for example; for instance; e.g.
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to differ; to vary; to disagree
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess