(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
business discussion; negotiation
impossible to do (although wants to)
picking; collecting; harvesting
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
cannot be compared with; no match for
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
contract; compact; agreement
one cause; one reason; one factor
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
exactly as stated; verbatim
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
hostile relations; hostile relationship
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to correct oneself; to restate
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
main force; brute force; strong-arm