effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
point in common; common feature
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be relieved of one's post
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last