largest class; top category
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
condition; situation; prospects
close; intimate; on good terms
trip abroad; overseas travel
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to turn completely into; to become completely
chance (of success); odds
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
concussion (of the brain)
shady; underhanded; questionable
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
hard ball; regulation ball
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to be free; to be available
exemplar; model; example; pattern
way of asking; way of listening; listener
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close