far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
a few seconds; several seconds
fusion cutting (of metals); plasma cutting; blowout (of a fuse)
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
reaching; attaining; arrival
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
staying behind; remaining; residual
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(sexual) bondage; rope bondage; playing with self-imposed restrictions (to increase the game's difficulty)
going straight on; going straight ahead
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry