to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be thrilled; to be excited
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
child born to one's current wife
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
strategist; tactician; schemer
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
1,000,000; one million; million; many
used article (esp. clothes)
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected