taking the field first; batting second
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
do-or-die game; crucial contest
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to leave (a scene); to step away
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to reconciliate (with); to make peace (with)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)