cease-fire; truce; armistice
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
jumping along in a squatting position; bunny-hopping
where did you hear that?; who did you get that from?
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
school inter-class ball-game competition
batter's box; one's turn at bat
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
leaving a matter to chance
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
natural phenomenon (phenomena)