cross; crossed; cruciform
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
as if nothing had happened
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
reaching; attaining; arrival
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
internal organs; viscera; intestines
radius (bone of the forearm)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
at a loss for words; stumped for words
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to lose sight of; to miss
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off