to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
blow; shock; strike; batting
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
flip turn (swimming); quick turn; somersault turn; tumble turn
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
exactly as stated; verbatim
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
probability; likelihood; chances
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained