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An answer or opinion made without enough information

An attempt to do something

An unlikely attempt that is still worth trying

A try using all your effort

An attempt to do something, often without being sure it will work

Good to try something even if it may not work

By a much larger amount than others

An early warning action or comment showing a stronger response may follow

Very quickly and without hesitation

To rise very quickly to a much higher level

To guess or try something without much information

To say something quickly without thinking

To leave a place very quickly

A person who is important and powerful in a job or field

An unlikely attempt that is still worth trying

A try using all your effort

A photograph of a person's face taken by police after arrest to identify them

An unfair comment that attacks someone who cannot defend themselves

A basketball shot made while you jump and let go of the ball at the top

A small glass that holds one small drink of strong alcohol like whiskey or tequila

A track and field event where athletes throw a heavy metal ball as far as possible

A final sharp remark you say as you leave to hurt or surprise someone

A person who hits targets very accurately with a gun

A single bullet and its case ready to be fired from a gun

A photo taken at the best moment that shows the main thing in the picture clearly

Two equal servings of alcohol or strong coffee served together

An unfair physical attack on a player, often after the play stops

A person or thing unlikely to win in a competition

A single firing of a rifle that makes a loud sound

An athlete who throws a heavy ball called a shot in competitions

An extra vaccine dose you get after the first to make protection stronger

Small round lead pellets used in shotgun shells to hunt small birds

A swing of a golf club to hit the ball

A basketball shot made by sweeping the arm and releasing the ball high with the hand farthest from the basket

A short golf shot hit to land the ball on the putting green

A free throw in basketball taken from the line when an opponent breaks the rules

A very ambitious project that is unlikely to succeed

A basketball shot where a player jumps and pushes the ball down into the hoop with one or both hands

Able to learn something new from a single example

A solid metal ball used in cannons in the past

An attempt to score by throwing the ball into the hoop

A soft shot in tennis that lands just over the net and drops quickly, hard to reach

A rocket launch that sends a spacecraft to the moon

A short low golf shot that makes the ball run along the ground toward the hole

A stroke in tennis or similar racket sports made with the back of the hand facing the ball

A basketball move in which a player stands still and uses both hands to put the ball in the basket

The farthest distance a rifle bullet can hit a target

A hit of the tennis ball with a racket during play

A metal cylinder filled with small balls fired from a cannon to spread them widely

A high, short golf shot that lands softly near the hole

A tennis hit that goes past an opponent at the net

Small metal balls put in shotgun shells for hunting ducks

A stroke hit with the palm facing forward in tennis or badminton

A supply of gunpowder and bullets for old guns

A small round metal pellet fired from an air gun

A close-range basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion over a defender

A goalkeeper who is very good at saving shots on goal

A tall building used to make small round lead balls for guns by dropping hot lead into water

A shot in basketball that bounces off the backboard into the hoop

A hole that workers drill in rock or earth to hold explosives for blasting

A metal cylinder filled with many small balls that scatter when fired from a cannon

A shot you take from the free throw line after a foul

A basketball play where a player puts the ball down hard through the hoop

A tennis stroke where you hit the ball downwards so it spins backwards

A pool shot where the player holds the cue almost vertical so the cue ball curves around another ball

A tropical plant grown for its edible root that people use to make starch for cooking

A one-handed basketball shot you take while turning on one foot

A soft metal mixture mostly made of lead used to make small pellets for shotgun shells

A video or film with bright, swirling images that look unreal, like a strong drug trip