sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
both; both sides; both parties
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
outrageous lie; outright lie
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
choice; selection; option
solution; solution strategy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
is that so?; I see; right; oh
terrain; geographical features; topography
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)