to cause someone to worry
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
match; game; bout; contest
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
Japanese person; Japanese people
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
bodily sensation; sense; experience
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
pitch that hits the batter
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
older sister; lass; young lady
children's story; fairy tale
older sister; elder sister
genuine; authentic; true; real
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment