to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
inside (e.g. of home plate)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
than; from; out of; except; but; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
passing the ball; exchanging passes; passing back and forth
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
in comparison to; rather than
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on