considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
occasional; infrequent; rare
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
blow; shock; strike; batting
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
silence; stillness; quietness
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
revision; amendment; alteration
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
such; like that; that sort of
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case