to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
silence; stillness; quietness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
substantial matter; significant item
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
gesture; gesticulation; motion
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity