one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in perfect form; going swimmingly
leaguer (e.g. major leaguer)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
base on balls; walk; pass
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
behind; in the rear; in back
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
hitting the ball squarely
comma; decimal point; radix point
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
right in the center (centre)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents