point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
power; might; authority; influence
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
difficult to ...; hard to ...
very likely; very probable
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
of course; certainly; naturally
that's the way it is; such is life
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
one revolution; one rotation
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to escape from; to get out
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 jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
reality; actuality; hard fact
offensive camp; team at bat
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact