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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

2

to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut

3

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

6

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

3

triangle; triangular shape

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

5

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

3

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

3

tactics; strategy

3

to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

3

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

24

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

6

pressure

1

massing (of troops); gathering

1

physical

1

mental; spiritual; emotional

3

pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

11

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

2

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1

to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

1

upper

1

-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...

1

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

3

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

7

axe; ax; hatchet

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

2

to need; to demand; to take; to require

1

side; flank

5

stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence

1

relativity; relative

1

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

4

to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

2

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

and so; therefore; for that reason

1

to grasp at the air

2

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

3

nape (of the neck); nucha

1

back of head

4

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

2

down; below; downward

1

backward somersault; backward roll

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

3