mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
as; because; with; due to
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to brush off; to shake off
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
large number (of); many; majority
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to become red; to redden; to blush
ninth day of the month; nine days
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)