scale; scope; plan; structure
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
killing time; staving off boredom
calisthenics; callisthenics
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
waste of time; killing time
when it becomes; when it comes to
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to shout (in anger); to yell
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
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)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
one by one; one after another; successively
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight