departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
(right at the) side; just beside
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once