to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to be extremely tall (of stature); to tower; to loom
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to be caught off guard; to be caught unprepared