hesitation; indecision; vacillation
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
conquest; domination; mastery
base stealing; steal; stolen base
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
strength; power; proficiency; ability
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped