to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
matter of time; question of time
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
usually; under usual circumstances
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
with a collapse; with a slump
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
food and drink; eating and drinking
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
active; dynamic; energetic
to correct oneself; to restate
blizzard; furious snowstorm
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted