literal translation; direct translation
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
receiving an electric shock
(theatrical) fighting scene
not a little; not a few; considerable
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to join together; to combine; to join up
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
riskiness; (level of) danger
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
penalty for contract breach
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
on-the-job training; hands-on training
winner-takes-all (system)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
teacher; instructor; professor
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
sharp parting remark; parting threat
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)