to pay attention; to be watchful
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(electrical) earth; ground; earthing; Earth
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
district; section; sector
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
innumerable changes; infinite variety
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm