bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
getting on base; reaching first base; times on base; TOB
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
pointing out; identification
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to pick up; to find; to gather
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
genius; prodigy; natural gift
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent