to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
trivial; not amounting to much
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
jumping ability; jumping power
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
go that far; to that extent
clearly; distinctly; vividly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)