with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
short distance; short range; short-haul
selection; choice; option
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
acceleration; speeding up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
great speed; recklessly fast speed
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
button (clothing); push-button
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance