clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
to complete decisively; to do to completion
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
pitcher's first pitch (to batter)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
the first and second; a few
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
suddenly; all of a sudden
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
audience; spectator; spectators
to resound; to make a stir
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
first base; first baseman; one fort
to rush over; to run up to
since when; from when; how long
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
batter's box; one's turn at bat
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
head start; initiative; preemption