catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
speed of a pitched ball; (pitcher's) pace
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
schoolgirl; female student
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
dropout; quitter; deserter
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to raise one's voice; to shout
deviation; departure; omission
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
manly; masculine; like a man
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
shyness; bashfulness; shame
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to get between; to be caught in
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)