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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

strike zone

5

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

4

batter's box; one's turn at bat

8

to fall on one's backside

1

batting order

7

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

2

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

1

pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

9

strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)

7

overhand throw

1

windup; wind-up

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

3

to lend a hand; to help

1

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

1

to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

1

love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

1

(lesson in) tough love

1

underhand throw; underarm throw

1

curved; forming the shape of an arch

2

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

2

compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case

1

swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing

4

the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop

4

defense; defence

6

quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

2

to get on base

3

catch

3

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

6

virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless

1

switching over to; migration; transition

1

to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

1

noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play

1

to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner

2

second; number two; runner-up

2

batter

4

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

1

slow ball

1

easily

1

to reject; to repel

3

one bounce (of a ball); one-hopper

3

hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball

9

bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering

1

comfortably; easily

1

advance (to the next base)

2