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
tail (animal); tail end; tip
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
convenient; handy; useful
freely; frankly; without reserve
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
thunderous roar; roaring sound
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be needed; to be wanted
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock