pointing out; identification
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
of course; certainly; naturally
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hey there; I say; see here
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
sphere; counter for balls
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
base on balls; walk; pass
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
regret; repentance; remorse
not caring; not giving a damn
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing