high and low; rise and fall
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
ambitious; motivated; willful
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
head over heels; headlong; head first
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to compose; to put together
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
many; numerous; various; large number of
process; course; mechanism
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
clear; precise; definite; distinct
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
suddenly; all of a sudden
aegis (mythical shield); Aegis (system); Aegis (missile guidance system)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)