to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
educator; teacher; educationalist
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
field; sports stadium; arena
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
acceleration; speeding up
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
anything and everything; just about everything
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
starting line; starting point
black lustre; black luster
operation; functioning; running
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship