(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
direct control; direct supervision
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
note (letter) left behind; will
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
kitchen; financial situation
to bend; to warp; to curve
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
being too late; losing one's final chance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to move forward; to move on
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to succeed; to bear fruit