succeeding; following; trailing; next
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
strikeout; (several) vain attempts; failing despite giving one's best
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
base on balls; walk; pass
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
polite; respectful; reverent
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to succeed; to bear fruit
running as fast as one can
advance (to the next base)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
platform; home; home base; home plate
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn