to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
taking the field first, thus batting second
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sphere; counter for balls
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
than; from; out of; except; but; more
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to attempt; to test; to try out
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing