critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
popular name; common name; given name
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
counter for (school) periods; nth period
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
noisy; confused; uproarious
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
script; libretto; scenario
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
vaccine; antivirus software
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
fertile; rich; productive
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap