every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
combination; union; binding; bond
to leap back; to jump back
faster-than-light speed; super luminal speed
material; substance; matter
even more; still more; further
most part; greater part; majority
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to make a speech; to address
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
absorption; suction; attraction
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to surge; to well up; to gush out
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat