natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
thorough; exhaustive; complete
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to master something (through personal experience)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
even if not; even without
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category