knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
corridor; hallway; passageway
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
to rush back; to run back
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
heart; guts; nerve; central part
respiratory tract; air duct
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
action of making something; -ification
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
almost; roughly; approximately
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
highest grade; superlative degree
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality