conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
incremental difference (e.g. between files); "diff"; difference; subtraction; (finite) differences
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
becoming cancerous; canceration
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
omniscience and omnipotence
to jar; to creak; to grate
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
completion of construction
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to be transparent; to show through
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass