skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
full length; total length; overall length
first attack; first strike; first blow
mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
surface of the earth; ground surface
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
hostess (at a bar, cabaret, etc.)
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
square formation (of troops); magic square
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
improvement; amelioration
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to take flight; to disappear
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save