to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
different thing; another question; different case
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to rank next to; to come after
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
decennial; recurring every ten years
quadrennial; recurring every four years
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
price reduction; depreciation; abatement
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
amortization fund; amortisation fund; sinking fund
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
first-rate; finest quality; the best
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
any of; either of; (to) any
place; situation; position; location
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
foreign invasion; foreign attack; foreign force
mutation; change; transition
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
patriotic feelings; patriotism
source of funds; resources; finances
word (opinion, objection)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
temporarily; short period; once; one morning