ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
scene; sight; scenario; setting
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
tank (military vehicle); chariot
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
human intellect; knowledge
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to hurt; to smart; to sting
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
transcendence; transcendency
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation