gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
chief; main; principal; important
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
choices; alternatives; options
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
the place for; the time for; the level of
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide