to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
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)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be transparent; to show through
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to shake off; to throw off
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to put one's strength into
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
phantom; vision; illusion
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to fight against; to oppose; to face
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
together; at the same time; same; identical
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)