defense; defence; safeguard; protection
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
acid; sourness; sour taste
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to mix; to stir; to blend
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
impossible to do (although wants to)
waste of time; killing time
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
main ingredient; main component
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
together with; same; both; all; including ...
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
with these words; while saying
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone