to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
video replay; video reexamination
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
one example of (when there are more examples)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
defense (esp. in sports); defence
alternately; by turns; one after the other
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
offensive camp; team at bat
head start; initiative; preemption
to knock down; to bring down
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff