far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
such ... as; or some such
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to thrust away; to send flying
again and again; repeatedly
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to be too late (to be of use)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
elementary; basic; rudimentary
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
rational; reasonable; logical
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing