with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
birth; creation; formation
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
even though things may appear this way
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to attack; to assault; to assail
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sphere; counter for balls
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be softened; to calm down
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
four handed performance (on the piano)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
whichever one chooses; either way
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel