to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
record high; all-time high
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
state of mind; mentality; psychology
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
heedless of danger; braving dangers
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
practice; practising; training; study