ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
with a bang (clash, bump)
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
gentle; mild; meek; tender
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
root; joint; base; crotch
right under; directly below; right beneath
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
unconditionally; as a rule
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
intensification; aggravation
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee