confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest
speaking of ...; as for ...
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to move forward; to move on