swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
third (base, baseman, gear)
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
prayer (for something); supplication
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
honor; honour; credit; prestige
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
standing; reserve; always having ready
nine; team; players on a team; no
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to talk the night away; to talk all night
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
going to and fro; back and forth
hastily made; improvised preparation
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting