near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
attack; assault; attempt; try
sour look; surly face; pout
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
inactive; slow; sluggish; slack; low tone; undertone
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
rematch (after an earlier loss)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to take a breath; to take a short rest
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to bring back; to restore
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
draw; tie; quits; even; square
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to go ahead; to pull ahead
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
flip turn (swimming); quick turn; somersault turn; tumble turn
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
third time lucky; third time's the charm