battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to fall in love (with); to love
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
one of these days; someday; one day
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
back off!; leave me alone!
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
separate; scattered; apart
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar