to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
literally; to the letter; literal
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
visual confirmation; sighting
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
special; particular; peculiar; unique
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
threshold; breaking point
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
all you want; as much as one wants
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to serve; to work for; to attend
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)