hostility; antagonism; opposition
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
covering; protection; backing; relief
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
firm; strong; solid; stable
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
opposite side; other side
to distract one's attention
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work