to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
suffix for familiar person
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...