loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be hesitant; to feel timid
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
out of character; unlike one
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to rain incessantly; to downpour