state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to happen to hear; to overhear
flawless; absolute perfection
ambitious; motivated; willful
experimental; provisional
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
jumping ability; jumping power
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
fall; drop; descent; coming down
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake