to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
severe; strict; tough; hard
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
finishing blow; coup de grâce
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
perfect; complete; flawless
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
how long; how much; to what extent