inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
consideration; taking into account
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
postponement; deferment; adjournment
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
(team) pairings; match-ups
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
with a slip; with a slide
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
African National Congress; ANC
system failure; system error
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
attitude control; postural control
minor details; nonessentials
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
with a single blow; with one stroke
being declared the winner of a bout
(announcement over) the public address system (e.g. in stadium)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)