Pressure
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area. A pressing; a force applied to a surface. Mental strain caused by one's own or others' expectations on one's own performance
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
Example sentence: You can almost taste the pressure now.
Insistence
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the state of being insistentan urgent demandThe forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength
Example sentence: I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense.