long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
heavy hitter; power hitter; slugger
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
batting order; batting line-up
almost not able (to do something)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
advance (to the next base)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to take command; to give direction
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
results (of a study or investigation)
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
to forget completely; to leave behind
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
hair shaved short in a V shape at the temples; hair shaved at the corners of the forehead
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender