nothing; no balls (or no strikes); count of zero; without; none at all
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
upper half of the body; upper body
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
stirring; slight movement
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to shout (in anger); to yell
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
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)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to change (one's clothes)
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
feeling keenly; fully realizing
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
in the end; at the end of the day
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
proposal; offer; request; application
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to push aside; to brush aside
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)