to kick (at someone, something)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
opposite side; opposition
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
qualified or eligible person
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
and; thereupon; because of that