to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
threat; intimidation; menace
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
flash (of light); glint; schiller
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
covering; protection; backing; relief
finishing blow; coup de grâce
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
protracted war; war of attrition
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
drop (e.g. of water); drip
decisive battle of brief duration
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
one eye; one of one's eyes
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to jar; to creak; to grate
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
in history; ever; historical
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to smile (at); to grin (at)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to dry up completely; to become stale