loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
inattention; absent-mindedness
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to watch for an unguarded moment
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to breathe out; to exhale
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
failure to reach agreement
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
one's assessment of the situation
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
being too late; losing one's final chance
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into