short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
regular game; regular-season game
match; game; bout; contest
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
war; battle; match; game; competition
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
in this way; thus; such; uh...
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to be needed; to be wanted
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
pitch that hits the batter
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
good performance; good work; great success
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
base on balls; walk; pass
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of