to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
nine times; twisting around many times
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
end; close; conclusion; termination
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
batting line-up; batting order
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
two (long cylindrical things)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to show up; to appear; to turn up
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to change (one's clothes)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post