somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
advance; moving forward; progress
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to check; to stop; to keep back
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
matter of time; question of time
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
incident; affair; happening; event
preliminary investigation; preparation
much less; to say nothing of
deviation; departure; omission