success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
light; right; right field; right fielder
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
reopening; resumption; restarting
every year; yearly; annually
time; season; period; phase; stage
interleague game; interleague match
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
district; section; sector
overall victory; championship
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
taking the field first, thus batting second
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
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.)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
subtracting points; points deducted
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress