decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
periodic; regular; routine
administration; medication; dosage
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
towering; astonishingly high
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
discipline; punishment; reprimand
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to watch steadily; to stare
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
damp; moist (negative nuance)