close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
one by one; one after another; successively
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
called; known as; that; to say
on the occasion of; at the time of
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
when it becomes; when it comes to
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
sword; blade; single stroke
consequently; as a result
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
higher rank; better position
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
technique; art; skill; move
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to be hot on a person's heels
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
like he said; same for me; ditto