may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
drop (e.g. of water); drip
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
beyond that point; after that
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
advance; moving forward; progress
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
high voltage; high pressure
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
spread; span; expanse; extent
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
naked eye; the physical eye
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict