cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
site; point on a map; spot
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
terrain; geographical features; topography
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
by sheer strength; by brute force
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to shave off; to scrape off
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
scattered; separated; dispersed
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
series of battles; successive battles
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
firm; strong; solid; stable
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
inside; interior; inner part
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left