batting (baseball, cricket, etc.)
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
to loiter; to waste money
melancholy; gloom; depression
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
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)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
all you have to do is; just; that's all
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to be pleased; to be in a good mood