go that far; to that extent
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
what's what; heads or tails
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very young; little; childish; immature
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
function; facility; faculty; feature
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person