claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
taking the field first, thus batting second
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to be conspicuous; to stand out
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
first base; first baseman; one fort
sphere; counter for balls
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
third (base, baseman, gear)
light; right; right field; right fielder
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh