line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
impossibly hard video game
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to fly around; to scatter
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
chink in the armor (armour)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
continuously; unbroken; at great length; in minute detail
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
switching over to; migration; transition
to smash violently; to crush
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
remaining; left-over; excess
radical (of a kanji character)
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)