equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
beginning; outset; first; onset
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to lose sight of; to miss
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
fragment; one of the group or party
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
one by one; one at a time; in turn
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to spend time (on doing something)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to freeze; to refrigerate
physical strength; muscle strength
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current