straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
wherein; therein; thereinto
exhibition game; preseason game
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up