to attempt; to test; to try out
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
individual; one by one; separate; each
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
again (and again); once again; yet again
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
head start; initiative; preemption
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to cause someone to worry
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about