output (electrical, signal, etc.)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
discovery; detection; finding
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
perception; sensing; noticing
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire