to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
with no effort at all; easily
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
covering; protection; backing; relief
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
wounded person; injured person
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
release; emission; ejection
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
impossible; unlikely; improbable