period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
(how) many times; (how) often
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
switching over to; migration; transition
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
to be worn down; to be reduced
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware
to come from; to have roots in
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
everywhere; all over; throughout