to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
along the way; along the road
production (e.g. play); direction
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
general mobilization; general mobilisation
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
silence; stillness; quietness
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to become dim; to become blurred
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe