taking the field first, thus batting second
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to do over; to remake; to resume
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to become clear; to be made public
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to lend an ear to; to listen to
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover