it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
match; game; bout; contest
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
treating someone like a child
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous