advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
isolation; being alone; being friendless
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to be a matter of life or death
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
reproachful; hateful; bitter
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
to watch over; to watch attentively
assistance; backing; reinforcements
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
blunder; slip; error; error
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
recovery; rescue; recapture
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe