bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
first generation; founder
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
price; cost; value; worth; value
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat