series of battles; successive battles
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
preservation; retainment; keeping
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
sense of values; values; value system
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
broadband; brokers' broker
discovery; detection; finding
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to extend; to expand; to spread out
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by