over-fond parent; doting parent
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
behind; trailing in points (e.g. in sports)
batter's box; one's turn at bat
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
hit-and-run play; end run (American football)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
baseball player; ballplayer
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
bank robbery; bank robber
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hand used like a sword in striking
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel