first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sphere; counter for balls
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
speed of a pitched ball; (pitcher's) pace
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
don't you think?; indicates question
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
declaration; proclamation; announcement
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
three persons; three parties
continuation; succession; series