to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
(in the same way) as before; as always
base on balls; walk; pass
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to become settled; to be fixed
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
bases are loaded with no outs
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(opening of a) wound; cut
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
choices; alternatives; options
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to be nearing death; to be dying
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to control; to command; to get the better of
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat