thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
living thing; organism; creature; biology
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
killing two birds with one stone
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to congratulate; to celebrate
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
match; game; bout; contest
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn