crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
new functionality; new feature
flying object (rocket, missile, etc.); projectile
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
chances of winning (a bet); odds
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
not counted (in the score); not tallied
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
to put one's life on the line
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
looking on from afar; being a spectator
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
worthy of special mention
to win and advance to the next round
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
just one person; only one