concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
point spread; point difference
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another