practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
study; research; investigation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
it is not (like that) either
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
trauma (usu. psychological)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
platform; home; home base; home plate
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother