a complete turnabout via a single blow
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
not within proper limits; excessive; unmerited; special
external angle; exterior angle; outside corner
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
taking the mound; pitching a game
bait pitch; sucker pitch; pitch that lures a batter to swing
full count (baseball, boxing)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
indeed; really; truly; very much
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
distinguished services; meritorious deeds