batting eye; ability to judge whether a pitch will be called a ball or a strike
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game
squeeze (play); (in scuba diving) discomfort or pain caused by increasing water pressure compressing body air spaces and pushing body tissue inward
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
internal organs; intestines; viscera
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
base on balls; walk; pass
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
point spread; point difference
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
to appear in the newspaper
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
baseball stadium; ballpark
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
batter's box; one's turn at bat
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf