to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
directivity; directionality; intentionality
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
first-class goods; A-grade product
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
inside; interior; inner part
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
firm; strong; solid; stable
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to dye; to colour; to color
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works