having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
done; just done; just finished
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
surely; certainly; without doubt
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
offensive (movement); aggression
no regrets; without regrets
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
pride; boast; credit (to)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
blow; shock; strike; batting
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
perception; sensing; noticing