pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
blow; shock; strike; batting
power; might; authority; influence
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
blood congestion; -stasis
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to spring at; to leap upon
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
stifled (laughter); simmering
even more; still more; further
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
body and soul; mind and body
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to knock down; to utterly defeat