first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
wherein; therein; thereinto
use; utilization; utilisation; application
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
complete change; about-face
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
welcome!; nice to see you!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
right in the middle (of); midst; height
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to rush over; to run up to
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
hey there; I say; see here
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...