ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
inside the encampment; within the camp
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(state of) utter panic; great panic
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to be too numerous; to be too much
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
you could say; you might say; verging on the
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
anything and everything; just about everything
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
guess; speculation; supposition
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
starting point; point of departure
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered