speed; velocity; pace; velocity
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
calm; composed; cool; quiet
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
pause; interval; distance; range; suitable time; appropriate opportunity
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
silence; stillness; quietness
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
in a day; in a brief space of time
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
at first; in the beginning; originally
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular