ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
newspaper reporter; print journalist
what proportion; what percentage
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
main text; original text; this book; this volume
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
serious wound; serious injury
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate