battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
advance; moving forward; progress
first; first base; first baseman; fast
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit; weak
first base; first baseman; one fort
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
hooting; jeering; heckling
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet