runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
on countless occasions; many a time
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
condition; situation; prospects
succession; continuation; series; sequence
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
so; therefore; and; (and) then
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling