out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to sniff out; to get wind of
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
accept one who comes to you
joining a club as a trial
in person; personally; directly
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
sea level; (surface of) sea
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
colour; color; hue; tints
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
practice game; practice match
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
batting order; batting line-up
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
good pitch (to hit); easy pitch