impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to refuse; to decline; to deny
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
existence; being; presence
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
emotional strength; force of will
little by little; bit by bit
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent