weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thunderous roar; roaring sound
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
great physical power; animal strength
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
same trade; same business; same profession
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fly around; to scatter
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
one-by-one; separately; in detail
incident; affair; happening; event
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
instability; insecurity; crankiness
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances