time; season; period; phase; stage
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
evident; plain; distinct; clear
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
exhibition game; preseason game
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month