defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
probability; likelihood; chances
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to stop (plug) one's ears
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to surge; to well up; to gush out
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
something; some kind of; for some reason
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
nice; good; well-executed
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)