control; check; restraint; inhibition
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to succeed; to bear fruit
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
to glare at each other; to confront each other
tall figure; high stature
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence