sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
very likely; very probable
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
instead; but (on the other hand)
extremely; very; really; super; so
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
sanity; consciousness; soberness
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
comments section; comment field
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
suspicious-looking; fishy
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
does not; can not; will not
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle