losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
matter of time; question of time
innumerable; countless; numberless
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
within; inside of; less than
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
rather; sooner; preferably
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to grimace; to make a wry face
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible