paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
organic matter; organic compound
WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant); Wasp
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
carbonic acid gas; carbon dioxide; CO2
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
huge win; overwhelming victory
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
optimist; easy-going person
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
rampage; ruckus; bout of wild behavior
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
mobility; maneuverability
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
flour; meal; powder; heroin
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!