reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
modern; trendy; hip; in; up-to-date
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
even if ...; even supposing that ...
enlightened generation; millennial generation lacking ambition and material desire
ability; performance; efficiency
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
one's physical safety; personal security
to fall ill; to be taken ill
first-aid; emergency (aid)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
long ago; a long time ago; already
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
different opinion; objection
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
fixed date; settlement date
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
progress; being under way
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
early (days); initial stage; initial
how; in what way; how about; questionable
killing two birds with one stone