edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
golf club (used to hit the ball); golf club (organisation)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
immediately; right away; on the spot
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to become muddy; to become slushy
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea