start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
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)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident