influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
discovery; detection; finding
finding employment; getting a job
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
don't you think?; indicates question
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to recall; to remember; to recollect
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
sphere; counter for balls
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
flour; meal; powder; dust