instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
senior high school; high school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
feeling; sense; impression
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
sphere; counter for balls
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
bet; wager; stake; gamble
share (in a company); stock
to give; to do (something) for
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
baseball stadium; ballpark
unprecedented; never seen before
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on