challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to attack; to assault; to assail
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
invisibly; secretly; privately
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to watch intently; to stare
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
strong pressure; heavy pressure
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
desperation; self-abandonment
going straight on; going straight ahead
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
in a day; in a brief space of time
just because; even if; even though
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
menial; meanness; servility; abject
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
emotional strength; force of will
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to lie deep in; to extend far back