to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
carefree; free from worry
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
three; three years of age
gun shield (esp. artillery)
left side; left-hand side
seven (long cylindrical things)
right side; right-hand side
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to fly around; to scatter
going through; going via; going by way of
lower region; lower part; region below
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
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)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!