rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
hey; listen; look here; I say
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
support; backing; patronage
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to think of; to come up with
chance (of success); odds
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
wild ball; uncontrolled pitch
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
training; education; development; cultivation
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
all-star game; all-star cast