sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
process; course; mechanism
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
very likely; very probable
in order; in turn; one by one
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
showing no signs of ...; extremely unlikely to ...
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
chink in the armor (armour)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to lose heart; to lose motivation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus