boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
aramid fibre; aramid fiber
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
base stealing; steal; stolen base
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
relieving the (starting) pitcher
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap