stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to step over or across; to overcome
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
coagulation; freezing; solidification
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
vaporization heat; vaporisation heat
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to die; to lay down life's burden
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
issue; offspring; paternal blood
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public