to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
righting moment; restoring force; stability
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand