cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
sphere; counter for balls
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
year in, year out; always; 24-7
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to become inverted; to become reversed
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
warmly; cordially; with tender care
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated