main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
third (base, baseman, gear)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
the reverse; other side; lining
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off