sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to hit hard; to strike hard
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
right under; directly below; right beneath
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
high-voltage current; high-tension current
wireless; wireless microphone
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
superiority; predominance
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way