filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
coaching; couching (stitch)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
baseball ground; baseball field; baseball stadium; ballpark
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to win and advance to the next round
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
pitching; pitching (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitch
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to walk away; to saunter off
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
without permission; without notice
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
bottom of the (batting) order
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)