to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
the way something ought to be; the (current) state of things; how things are
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
master; teacher; stable master
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
rising; ascending; climbing
conviction; belief; confidence
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to thrust before; to thrust at
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself