to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
board, plank or sheet shaped
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
countermeasure; counter-measure
study; research; investigation
president (of a society); chairman
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
beyond that point; after that
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
official announcement; proclamation
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
that's the way it is; such is life
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
one end; an end; part; fragment
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to appease; to suppress; to calm