approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre; meter; meter; gauge
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
considerably; fairly; quite
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
either way; in any case; one way or another
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
beyond this point; from now on; after this
business trip; official trip
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to smash down; to beat in
to be able to manage somehow or another
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
fake; something false; sham; deception
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
please; somehow or other; one way or another
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; so long
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
being too late; losing one's final chance