A very common piece of wood used to hold something up is called a stick.

The constant watching over a person or business for security concerns is known as surveillance.

A storm can be defined as a violent outburst of wind, rain, snow and also an emotional force upon us.

When someone is helping you, they are serving you in some manner or action.

When a certain judgement of accounts is done, this is a moment of reckoning.

When you are pretending to be someone or act in a certain behaviour is said to simulate that action. 

When procedures and instructions are always performed in the same manner is said to be routine.

When the enemy in battle cannot be defeated at this time, the soldiers will retreat or leave the area rather than die. 

A very specialized type of drawing is called schematic drawing.

A person with severe antisocial behaviour is often called a sociopath.