grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
micrometre (unit of length); micrometer; micron
in the end; on top of that
chopping board; cutting board
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
(not) merely; (not) simply
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to unfold; to unroll; to open
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
reopening; resumption; restarting
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
column of water; water column