the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
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)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to join together; to combine; to join up
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
second (unit of time); arc second
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to sink (into); to get depressed
to rain incessantly; to downpour