debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
violent explosion; bursting
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
match; game; bout; contest
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
provisional; temporary; tentative
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
only; merely; but; no more than
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet