a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
government; administration; ministry
trial; judgement; judgment
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
social; societal; societary
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
... years old; age (of) ...
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
in search of; in order to look for
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to gain strength; to have energy
match; game; bout; contest
results; record; grades; marks
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
cesspool; sink; manure sink
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment