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right in the center (centre)

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chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)

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count of balls and strikes

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four

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batter's box; one's turn at bat

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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flaring up; bursting into flames

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sphere; counter for balls

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if it is not ...; if it does not ...

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undisputed; entirely; perfect

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strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)

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catcher

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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dispute; argument; contention

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judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

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personal feelings; self-interest

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out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)

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two outs

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runner

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last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

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escape

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small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

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rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)

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bingo

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pitcher; pitcher (container); jug

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scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace

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Papp

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performer; entertainer; actor

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you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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very bleak; dim

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damn kids

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intelligence

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dandy; fop; esthete

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writing; book

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be; is

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guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

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covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.

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commercial (e.g. TV)

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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