to play a central role; to take a leading part
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
training range; training grounds; training area
suddenly; all of a sudden
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
in succession; one by one
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
even though; despite; when
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
reopening; resumption; restarting
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)