clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to jump upon (a moving object)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
retention; maintenance; preservation
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
metallic sound; metallic clank
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
that's the way it is; such is life
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
acceleration; speeding up
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to blaze; to burn brightly
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
without leaving any trace
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
apparent; obvious; very clear
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
point in common; common feature
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)