defense; defence; protection
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
staying in the air; remaining airborne
wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
pair; the two; both persons; both things
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to take up space; to occupy space
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to have meaning; to be meaningful
participants; participating athletes
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
intercept; interception; counter-attack