the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
pitch that hits the batter
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
time around sunset; early evening
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
nature park; natural park
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
sense of caution; wariness
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
killing time; staving off boredom
imitating; copying; mimicking
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
closing of a school; closed school
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
retro (video) game; classic game
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to plunder; to grab; to snatch