tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
Boys (The Shirelles song)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
team competition; team game
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to unfold; to unroll; to open
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
match; game; bout; contest
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
from now; from this moment; henceforth
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to