to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
between right and center fielders (centre)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be silent; to say nothing
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
interruption; suspension; break
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
fourth day of the month; four days
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
truancy; school non-attendance
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
number of days (times) one has attended