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posture; stance

2

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

1

evasion; avoidance

1

straight line

1

bisection

1

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

1

misfire

1

position

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds

1

same year in school

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

2

striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

1

to butt heads; to head-butt

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright

1

to pick up; to pick out

2

last player

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

3

elbow

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

perfect; complete

1

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

2

good performance; good work; great success

1

throat; singing voice

1

to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

1

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

1

most; much; greatly

1

vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

1

award ceremony

1

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

height (of body); stature

1

direct hit

1

pride

1

hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

pressure; oppression; suppression

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

1