bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
thrust; driving force; propulsion
acceleration; speeding up
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
narrow margin; slim margin
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
slightly early; just before
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
prompt; immediate; in real time
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
several minutes; a few minutes
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
solution; solution strategy
each (every) time; whenever
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
finishing blow; coup de grâce
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to explain adequately; to be accountable
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)