(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
family; relatives; dependents; household
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
owner (esp. of a business)
company president; manager; director
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
how much; how many; to what extent
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with