carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
point spread; point difference
right in the center (centre)
baseball stadium; ballpark
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
betting ticket with a payout of at least 100 times
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
outfield bleachers; outsider; onlooker; bystander
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
life or death; existence; destiny
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
overall victory; championship
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
parting; separation; farewell
loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate