to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
intelligence; intellect; brains
at once; immediately; right now
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
place; situation; position; location
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
blow; shock; strike; batting
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to shake; to sway; to waver
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at