truancy; school non-attendance
demo version (of software); trial version
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
commercial version (e.g. of software); production version; release version
adverse circumstances; adversity
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
acceleration; speeding up
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
coating (esp. lacquering)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
business rival; professional jealousy
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
war; fighting; fierce competition
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
fast-talking; rapid talking
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
excited condition; excited state
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
pro baseball team; professional baseball team
immediately; right away; on the spot