to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
reopening; resumption; restarting
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
handrail; railing; banister
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to jump from one thing to another
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness