(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
recalculation; recalculate
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to make sense; to be meaningful
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
personal feelings; self-interest
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
regret; repentance; remorse
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
to snap; to break (under pressure)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture