(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
low (level, value, price, etc.)
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
ringing; throbbing violently
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
evening meal; supper; dinner
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
these guys; these fellows
anything and everything; just about everything
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to hit hard; to strike hard
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to be injured; to sustain a wound