to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
even more; still more; further
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
exploitation; overuse; abuse
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
genuine article; real thing; real deal
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
more than usual (usu. time)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
three times; thrice; third (interval)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to call again; to call (someone) back
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
reduction by half; halving
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)