strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
vitality; (one's) life force
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
the place for; the time for; the level of
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
move with haste (when you have no doubts)