failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
sphere; counter for balls
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
course of a thrown ball; course of a hit ball (golf, tennis, etc.)
curved; forming the shape of an arch
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
lightly; easily; carelessly
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to forget to say; to forget to mention
table tennis club; ping-pong club
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
difference; variation; difference
to lose a closely fought contest
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious