opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to rain incessantly; to downpour
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
way out; means to escape; escape route
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
here and there; in places
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
concentration; density; cardinality
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
to boil strongly; to be excited
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
acid; sourness; sour taste
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
putting all of one's attribute points into a single stat (e.g. in an RPG); solely focusing on one skill (to the detriment of others)