attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
riskiness; (level of) danger
good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
to push aside; to brush aside
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
official name; formal name
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
third stage; three stages
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
composite; combined; complex
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)