offense and defense; offence and defence
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
delivery; transfer; hand-over
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
center; centre; metropolis
immediately; right away; on the spot
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
on countless occasions; many a time
use; utility; effect; benefit
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder