to smash up; to defeat crushingly
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to become distant; to recede
interval; step; pitch; key
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
space; interval; space character; whitespace
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
power; might; authority; influence
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
way; course; the only way
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
protective instinct; defensive instinct
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to roll about; to writhe about
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
dozens; scores of; decades
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sanity; consciousness; soberness
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
nausea; sickness in the stomach