hitting a ball; batting; stroke
right under; directly below
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
power; might; authority; influence
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
sympathy; compassion; pity
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
point of compromise; common ground
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
putting into operation; invocation
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
inside; interior; inner part
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)