weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
conversely; on the contrary
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
left; left field; left fielder
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to run around; to bustle about
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to think constantly about; to dwell on
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
base stealing; steal; stolen base
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
base; basis; bedrock; platform
strength; power; proficiency; ability
running, hitting and fielding
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
main cause; primary factor
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force