departure; leaving; going away; recession
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
small; fine; detailed; stingy
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
armed might; military power; the sword; force
Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp; hornet; yellow jacket
round; spherical; circular
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to become pale; to turn pale
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
one's house; one's home; one's family
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
face contorted and about to cry
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
dual structure; double structure