ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
if it is the case that ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
half the body; half length
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to attack; to assault; to assail
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to apologize; to apologise
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal