soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
person in charge; official; attendant
time; hour; period; class
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
audience; spectator; spectators
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
first match (in a series)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
many; numerous; various; large number of
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...