how; in what way; how about
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
hitting the ball squarely
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
baton (of command); order; command; direction
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
base on balls; walk; pass
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
that is to say; so that means