elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
increase and decrease; fluctuation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
versatility; multiplicity of use
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to run up to; to rush over
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
lethality; killing effectiveness
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
personal history; background; career
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
halfway (through, complete); midway
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart