clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
secret; private; surreptitious
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
surrounding at a distance
cares; ill feeling; reserve
welcome!; nice to see you!
experimental; provisional
study; diligence; discount; reduction
batter's box; one's turn at bat
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
preference; priority; precedence
maid; helper; help; assistance
second; number two; runner-up
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
four balls; base on balls; a walk
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
head; brains; intellect; understanding
very much; very many; more and more
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing