critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
weight training; muscle training
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
both armies; both teams; both sides
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
pull; patronage; tug; discount
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
riding horse; saddle horse
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion