trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
material ejected during a volcanic eruption (cinders, scoria, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to cover fully; to wrap around
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
call; summons; convening; convocation
safety; welfare; well-being
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact