it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
form; shape; figure; morph
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
impossibly hard video game
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to fly around; to scatter
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
chink in the armor (armour)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
in detail; minutely; at great length; unceasing; continuous; unbroken
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
remainder; the rest; what is left
radical (of a kanji character)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle