to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
to yell; to rant; to rave
the times; the world; society
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
irrational (line of) argument
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
heart of the batting order (3rd, 4th and 5th batters); 3-4-5 hitters; cleanup; cleaning up
first; first base; first baseman
plain; plateau; tableland
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
retort; back talk; backchat
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
Boys (The Shirelles song)
head start; initiative; preemption
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
getting on base; reaching first base; times on base; TOB
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out