1. Masses
There's a volcano emitting masses of smoke in Iceland.
The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.
Having reached the rank of prime minister, and with the enthusiastic support of the masses, it seems he is able to wield presidential powers.
We still have masses of work.
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.
The true makers of history are the masses.
Religion is the opiate of the masses.
The masses rose against the dictator.
The mountains, too, at a distance appear airy masses and smooth, but seen near at hand, they are rough.
2. weight
I'm losing weight.
Recently, I've been putting on a little weight around my waist. I guess it's middle-age spread.
Two hundred fifty kilograms is an extraordinary weight even for a sumo wrestler.
If you aren't careful about what you eat, you'll put back on all the weight that you spent so much time losing.
If someone loses weight, they become lighter and thinner. I need to lose a bit of weight. If someone puts on weight or gains weight, they become heavier and fatter.
Dr. Svensen researched the issue so extensively that his bibliography makes up half the weight of his book.
Weight increase is the easiest method for personal development.
Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift.
The weight of the world is a dangerous thing to try to bear. Take only a small fraction, and the rest of it will soon follow - crushing you.
The canal can accommodate ships as large as 150,000 dead weight tons.
Many European kitchens have scales because dry ingredients are measured by weight there, unlike in America, where they are measured by volume.
My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight. "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world."
No matter how much you try, you don't lose even a kilo. You might even gain a little weight. This is the diet plateau.
Diet pills aren't a quick fix for losing weight. You have to eat healthier and exercise too.
For a long time society was strongly hierarchal and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished population, were crushed by the weight of the taxes, wars, and famines.