to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
proud; having a prominent nose
bribe; money under the table
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
folding into four; quarto
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
along; parallel to; in accordance with
site; point on a map; spot
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
sword; blade; single stroke
plump; with a thud; heavily
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
heaven and earth; top and bottom
vitality; (one's) life force
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
rude person; insolent person
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction