international game; international match
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
promising without due consideration
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
hand used like a sword in striking
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
snake; serpent; large snake
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to trample; to crush underfoot
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft