to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
changeup; unexpectedly slow pitch designed to deceive the batter
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
critical moment; do-or-die situation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
hitting the ball squarely
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
chance (of success); odds
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
on the occasion of; at the time of
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
head; brains; intelligence