bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
being in school; being a student (of)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
return throw (esp. from an outfielder); returning the ball (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
Mytyl (from the play The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck)
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
honour; honor; glory; privilege
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
batter's box; one's turn at bat
to leave (a scene); to step away
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
going to school in groups
cotton gloves; working gloves
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap