essential; important; crucial; vital; main
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
steel; sword steel; sword
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
to machine; to cut; to scrape
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
be (that) as it may; having said that
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...