use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
main cause; primary factor
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
example; illustration; precedent
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
senior high school student
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
generation; the world; the age
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)