promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
entreaty; supplication; petition
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
convenient; expedient; makeshift
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
water breaking (during pregnancy)
hey there; I say; see here
audience; spectator; spectators
the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to dye; to colour; to color
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough