activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit; weak
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
self-torturing; masochistic
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
the first and second; a few
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
point spread; point difference
furious facial expression
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to affect; to impact; to influence
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical