correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to play a leading role; to play a central part
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
mass of rock; rock lump; block
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
resentment; indignation; anger
flour; meal; powder; dust
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
near; close by; within reach; familiar
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
same family (race, tribe)
to show one's affection; to express one's love
carrying (child) under arm
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless