gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
conscious; deliberate; intentional
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
narrow; thin (sized); slender
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
glove (esp. sports); globe
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
getting on base; reaching first base; times on base; TOB
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
batter's box; one's turn at bat
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
first time; first; initial
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)