to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
schedule; program; programme; agenda
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
series of battles; successive battles
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit (e.g. grounder); weak
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
to hit repeatedly; to belt hit after hit (e.g. in baseball); to unleash a barrage of blows; to pound away (at a keyboard); to hammer away; to pummel
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
this sort of; this type of
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
war; battle; match; game; competition
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
(short) rest; breather; break
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
fireworks display; display of fireworks
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm