Ball { m }; Knäuel { n }; Kugel { f } | Bälle { pl } | am Ball bleiben | am Ball sein | immer am Ball sein | jdm. den Ball zuspielen; den Ball abgeben | bei jdm. am Ball bleiben
ball | balls | to keep the ball | to have the ball | to be on the ball | to pass the ball to sb. | to keep in with sb.[Add to Longdo]
auf Zack sein [ ugs. ]
to be on the ball; to be on one's toes [ coll. ][Add to Longdo]
[さえる, saeru](v1, vi) (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp; (2) to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake; (3) (often as 冴えない) to look upbeat; to be perky; to be cheerful; (4) to master (a skill); to excel at; to cleanly execute; (5) (often as 冴えない) (See 冴えない・2) to be satisfying; (6) (original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned) to become frigid; to become intensely cold; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[うきあし, ukiashi](n) (1) standing on the balls of the feet; unsteady step; unstable stance; (2) having one's feet off the ground; reeling (from); swept away (by); in an ecstasy (of)[Add to Longdo]