on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
piling up; multiple layers
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
height (of a person); stature
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
light; easy; non-serious; minor
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
war; battle; match; game; competition
to win and advance to the next round
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
falling into madness; losing one's sanity; being consumed by frenzy; entering a berserk state (in fiction, games, etc)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
settlement; solution; resolution
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base