rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
to ask a question; to ask questions
bungalow; one-story house
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
batter's box; one's turn at bat
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
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
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
sphere; counter for balls
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
and; thereupon; because of that
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching