fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
participation; joining; entry; adherence
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
mass communication; mass media
senior high school student
it is not (like that) either
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
for example; for instance; e.g.
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
cooperation; collaboration
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)