absolutely; positively; decidedly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
moment by moment; hour by hour
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
number one; first; best; most; game; round
victim; injured party; sufferer
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
self-consciousness; self-awareness
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
of course; certainly; naturally
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
to be a matter of life or death
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(the three) Baltic states; Baltic countries