to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(political) power; authority; influence
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
for this very reason; that is exactly why
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
restoration; repair; mending
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
1,000,000; one million; million; many
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
pupil; student; schoolchild
call; summons; convening; convocation
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
within; inside of; less than
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve