just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
countermeasure; counter-measure
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
another; different; separate; discrete
to join forces; to cooperate
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
armory; armoury; ordnance department
mushroom cloud (from nuclear explosion, etc.)
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
improved version; revised edition; refinement
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to wet one's pants; to wet oneself
iconization; minimization
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
forward; forwarding (email); forwards; forward contract
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
to distract one's attention
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to shave off; to scrape off
devoted; self-sacrificing