very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
technical skill; ability; capacity
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
heating power; thermal power; firepower
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
casualties; the killed and wounded
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
memory; sense; experience
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash