occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
of no interest; not interested
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
writing; composition; essay; sentence
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to get distracted; to jump off the track
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
glove (esp. sports); globe
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case