英和和英

to bring pressure to bear on a man―put the screw on a man―put a man under the screw

to be subjected to pressure

to stand the pressure

to yield to pressure―cave in to pressure

to use weight to press something

It came as a shock

push, propel, or press with force

give a healthy elasticity to

the action of applying a stimulous in order to capture someone's attention

the act of operating a thing by supplying it with power

to forcefully suppress something

to give a severe blow

the act of gripping and pressing firmly

deliver a hard blow to

to suppress someone