having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)
freely; frankly; without reserve
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
door; gate; opening; title page
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
you could say; you might say; verging on the
contrary to one's expectations
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
impossible; unlikely; improbable
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)