very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
badge of rank; rank insignia
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
CCD; charge-coupled device
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to pile up; to accumulate
out of bounds; beyond the pale
(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)
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate