the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
very much; exceedingly; extremely
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
utmost limit; extremity; result
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
price; cost; value; worth; value
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)