for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to look forward to something
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
before the gate; in front of the gate
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
period of time; time slot; time zone
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
resolute; determined; bold
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
age range; age-group; age bracket
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
competing; competition; auction
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
fund-raising; fund collecting