soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to have an eye on; to zero in on
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
special training; intensive training; crash course
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
simply put; putting it simply
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
head; chief; boss; leader
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
what's what; heads or tails
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
front; frontage; facade; main
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)