repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to do someone in; to bump someone off
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
threat; intimidation; menace
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to blow off; to be blown off
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
metallic sound; metallic clank
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation