land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
ultimate; final; last; eventual
transcendence; transcendency
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
instead; but (on the other hand)
number of times; frequency; count
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
tendency; trend; inclination
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
pale; pallid; bluish-white
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to grumble; to gripe; to complain