state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
drawing a sword; drawn sword
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
weight; heavyweight boxer
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
staying in the air; remaining airborne
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
second; number two; runner-up
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.); holding horizontally (e.g. a smartphone)
in the background; not standing out
to blow off; to be blown off
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
limbs; arms and legs; body
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
opposite side; opposition
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty