advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
flour; meal; powder; dust
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple; Feitian (2008 Chinese space suit)
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
to challenge (a person) to a fight
amount of material resources
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept