to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
genius; prodigy; natural gift
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
soccer club (at a school); football club
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
fast pushing (of a button)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
first generation; founder
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to play around; to gallivant about
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation