decisive battle of brief duration
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
bluish-green; turquoise; aqua
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to squash; to crush; to flatten
great physical power; animal strength
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
the five fingers; leading five; top five
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
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!
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
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
notice; attention; observation
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)