university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
patriotic feelings; patriotism
to flare up; to burst into flames
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
everywhere; all over; throughout
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
accurate; correct; precise; exact
empty lot; vacant plot of land
cut; reduction; curtailment
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
construction; architecture (of buildings)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
to take back; to recapture
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
basic technology; generic technology
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
extremely dangerous; full of peril
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
same kind (race); homogeneousness
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism