tool; implement; instrument; equipment
curious; strange; unusual
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
curved; forming the shape of an arch
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
sphere; counter for balls
sports ground; sports oval
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
attendance; presence; appearance
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)