bombarding; shelling; bombardment
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
acceleration; speeding up
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
depending on; dependent on
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable