substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
for your information; I'm telling you
sphere; counter for balls
pickoff attempt; throw to check a runner
battlefield; battleground
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
feeling of emptiness; sense of void