to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
body; physique; build; stature
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
shelter; refuge; protected place
that's a different matter; that's a different story
according to plan; as planned; on target
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to sink (into); to get depressed
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
all present; all concerned; all of us
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)