completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
cooperation; coordination; link
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
highest grade; superlative degree
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
process; course; mechanism
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state