performing without rehearsal
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
connection; linking; linkage; link
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
don't worry about it; forget about it
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to mix; to stir; to blend
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
how; in what way; how about
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")