hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
disintegration; self-destruction
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
harmful animal; pest; vermin
epidemic; plague; pestilence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
sick person; patient; invalid
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
impossible to do (although wants to)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to spit out; to eject; to dump
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
good; goodness; right; virtue
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
victory or defeat; match; contest; game