brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
as if nothing had happened
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
reddish-black; iron blue; greenish-black; steel gray
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
this device; this machine; this appliance; this plane
such ... as; or some such
opening and shutting; opening and closing
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
supply; supplying; replenishment
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
station; office; guardroom
squad leader; group leader; team leader
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)