main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
in one's own way or style
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
chance; opportunity; occasion
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
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
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
feel (of a material); texture
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
classical form of martial art
to leap back; to jump back
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to scrape off; to shave off
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)