just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
progress; being under way
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
wise saying; famous saying
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
way; method; means; resource; course
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
right angle; perpendicular
lower region; lower part; region below
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue