contact area (of an electrical connection)
transport; freight; shipping
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
physical work; manual labour (labor)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
moisture; humidity; dampness
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
drama; theatre; theater; play
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
medical science; medicine
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
the way back; the way home; return trip
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to take the law into one's own hands
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
in person; personally; directly
what's what; heads or tails
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled