complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
belligerence; fighting spirit
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
(being) worth seeing; impressive
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
war; battle; match; game; competition
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
one example of (when there are more examples)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
comma; decimal point; radix point
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
freely; right and left; as one pleases
forced to use; forced into a position
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel