to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
nine times; twisting around many times
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
two (long cylindrical things)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to show up; to appear; to turn up
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
nonchalant air; unruffled air
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)