first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
consumption; expenditure; spending
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to lure out; to entice out
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to be helpful; to be useful
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(in) the air; midair; sky
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)