burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
retort; back talk; backchat
to bring; to take; to bring about
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
person concerned; interested party; related party
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
Boys (The Shirelles song)
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
head start; initiative; preemption
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
getting on base; reaching first base; times on base; TOB
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
another point; another goal; another run
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
at a stroke; with a single swoop
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game
a dime a dozen; two a penny
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on