fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
had better ...; had better not ...
professional boxer; prizefighter
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to kick over; to kick down
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
winning by decision (in combat sports); winning on points
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to roll about; to writhe about
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
succession; continuation; series; sequence
hand used like a sword in striking
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing