long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to slap; to strike; to spank
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
running as fast as one can
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
accumulation; accumulate; store
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to strangle; to constrict
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
at least; at most; (even) just
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
overall victory; championship
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to push away; to push aside; to shove
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason