drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
acceleration; speeding up
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
nature; property; disposition
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
covered with; stained; smeared
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize