forced attack; risk-taking attack; aggressive attack
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
countermeasure; counter-measure
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
hidden treasure; treasured article
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
woman; lady; adult female
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to watch steadily; to stare
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
loss of momentum or follow-through as a result of impact; getting knocked aside
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while