meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
(radio, TV) license fee; licence fee
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to throw open; to leave open
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
cooperation; collaboration
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
close call; narrow escape
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
explosive; blasting powder
atomic fuel; nuclear fuel
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to rush over; to run up to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
such; like that; that sort of; very
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
(necessary) personnel; required person