persistence; fortitude; indomitability
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
schedule; program; calendar
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
labor standard; labor standards (e.g. bureau, law)
professional; careerman; worker
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
you could say; you might say; verging on the
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to return a favor (favour); to repay
ideally; if one were to wish for more
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
limited; limiting; restrictive
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to pour forth; to spill out
going straight on; going straight ahead
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
gliding (through the air)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)