to play a leading role; to play a central part
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
candy fashioned in human and animal forms
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
living up to one's reputation
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to rule; to govern; to administer
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to spring at; to leap upon
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
blow; shock; strike; batting
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
sweeping sideways; mowing down
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
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)
opening fully; full throttle; full power
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing