to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to go past; to pass; to pass by
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
two (long cylindrical things)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
beginning; outset; first; onset
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry