"His hand is like a vice."
"His hand is as strong as a vice."
"A vice could not be stronger than his hand."
For the verb form, you can try out other verbs: She enjoys ice-cream, She prefers ice-cream, She can't get enough ice-cream.
For the similes,
I like allegories but I ended up with an excessive use (or abuse) of the word "like".
This is like that.
That is like this.
Over-thinking, or legit issue (regarding social awareness in my writing)
I'd say... those characters in your book from where they get their names?
Tomkat Today, 02:11 AMI mean, within their world, the fantasy realm you've created, where that