poor physical health; bad shape
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
the same generation; coeval
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
otherwise; or else; if not
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel