strain a point

To expand something beyond its normal limits or interpretation; to treat something flexibly. The principal will strain a point for any student she actually likes, but me? I get detention whenever I do the slightest thing wrong!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Asuka	ah-soo-kah	Japanese
Maaria	MAH:-ree-ah	Finnish
Ravinder	-	Indian (Sikh)
Emilija	EM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)	Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Marjana	-	Slovene, Croatian
Annalisa	-	Italian