dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to become better; to improve
pointing out; identification
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
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; indulgent
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
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
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
pitch out of the strike zone
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
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
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; 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
catcher; catcher (person or device)
regret; repentance; remorse
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
not caring; not giving a damn
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!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage