to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
degree of familiarity; popularity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
influence; clout; leverage
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
blizzard; furious snowstorm
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
discovery; detection; finding
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)