to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
utmost limits; extremity; limit
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
blow; shock; strike; batting
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
bottom; underside; base; base (of a polyhedron)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed