nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
one example of (when there are more examples)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
alternately; by turns; one after the other
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
offensive camp; team at bat
head start; initiative; preemption
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with