immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
posture; position; stance
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
please (give me); please (do for me)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least