spring water; clear (pure) water
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
batter's box; one's turn at bat
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
as a child; when one was a child
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
dated; date; fixed; external
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
good (place to leave off); convenient
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean