could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be reflected in a mirror
disaster; calamity; misfortune
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
impression given by a painting or image
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to lose a closely fought contest
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
front kick (esp. martial arts)
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
standard; set; routine; decided
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
contrary to one's expectations
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to crouch; to squat; to cower