leadership; initiative; spearhead
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
holdup; stickup; holding up one's hands; hands up!; stick 'em up!
for your information; I'm telling you
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
pickoff throw; pickoff attempt
catcher; catcher (person or device)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
among these; between these; of these
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
(in) the air; midair; sky
dust; mine dust; mineral dust; airborne particles; fine powder; particulate matter
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
chaps (in the skin); cracks
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
around the world; throughout the world
to live through; to survive