what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to pass (of time); to elapse
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
time; hour; period; class
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
match; game; bout; contest
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
new student; freshman; first-year student
welcome; (warm) reception
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love