by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to prevent; to take precautions
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
trauma (usu. psychological)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
training; drill; practice; discipline
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
emotional scars; mental trauma
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
to have the memory of having done something oneself
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to collapse into; to flop onto
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to straighten up; to sit upright
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)