to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
junk ball (pitch); off-speed pitch; unexpected move; unorthodox measure
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
that day; the very same day
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
future (usually near); prospects
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
tool; implement; means; furniture
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
special training; intensive training; crash course
alone; by oneself; on one's own