goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to some extent; to a certain extent
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
succession; continuation; series; sequence
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
posture; position; stance
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
2nd day of the month; two days
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)