edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
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 show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
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 give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
fund-raising; fund collecting
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
proper; right; reasonable
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper