Herr

1. man, gentleman (polite term)
2. sir (title of respect)
3. Mr., mister, sir
4. gentleman
5. master, lord (generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)
6. the lowest title of German nobility
7. Lord, God

sollte

1. inflection of sollen: ## first/third-person singular preterite ## first/third-person singular subjunctive II
2. inflection of sollen: ## first/third-person singular preterite ## first/third-person singular subjunctive II

den

• Article

  1. inflection of der (“the”):
  2. inflection of der (“the”):

• Pron

Ball

1. ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
2. (informal) pass, play

lieber

• Adj

  comparative degree of lieb

• Adv

flach

1. shallow (wide and not deep)
2. flat (wide and not high)
3. not steep; having little slope; comparatively plane and level
4. vapid; shallow (lacking intellectual depth or refinement)

halten

1. to hold
2. to stop; to halt; to hold back
3. to support; to hold up
4. to keep; to maintain; to hold
5. to keep
6. to hold; to keep; to stay
7. to stop
8. to take for, to consider [+ für (object)]
9. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) [+ an (object)]
10. expresses a positive or negative opinion (with indefinite expression as a complement, most commonly one of "viel/wenig/nichts") [+ von (object)]
11. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)