fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to compete with; to vie for
to thrust away; to send flying
unfortunately; regrettably
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
both hands; both arms; ten
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
difference; variation; difference
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
notice; attention; observation
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)