useful thing; usable article; present; gift
retrieving balls (during a practice session; in tennis, baseball, etc.); acting as ball boy; ball boy; player (in a tennis club, etc.) assigned the role of ball boy
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
mediocrity; ordinary ability
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
to trample flat; to beat a path
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
violent emotion; passion; fury
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
to save; to leave over; to spare
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
one-two (soccer pass); wall pass; give-and-go; push-and-run
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps