correction; rectification; mending; repair
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to blaze; to burn brightly
full impact; packing a punch
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
no exception; without exception; always the same
last ray of hope; only hope
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
interruption; suspension; break
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
manly; masculine; like a man
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)
contact; touch; contact lens
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point