to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
support; backing; aid; assistance
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
way; method; means; (technical) specification
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to watch for an unguarded moment
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
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 mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
power; might; authority; influence
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to have a talk; to tell a story
overall; general; as a whole
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
extensive knowledge; erudition
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage