dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
to be conspicuous; to stand out
batter's box; one's turn at bat
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
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
sphere; counter for balls
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
metre; meter; meter; gauge
place; situation; position; location
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
first base; first baseman; one fort
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to move forward; to move on
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)