sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
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
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
without leaving any trace
corrosion; etching; action of acid; rot; rust; erosion
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
defeating in an instant; instant kill
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
going straight on; going straight ahead
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
scattering (in all directions)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way