start; commencement; beginning; initiation
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
violent explosion; bursting
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
inexpert or untrained eyes
underhand throw; submarine pitch
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
considerably; greatly; a lot
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat