optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
speeding up; increase in pace
to turn completely into; to become completely
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to some extent; to a certain extent
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
for your information; I'm telling you
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something