grasp; catch; understanding
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
mental; spiritual; emotional
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
inside; interior; inner part
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
stillness; repose; standing still
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to