great difference; big difference; wide margin
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
being concerned about or mindful of
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
declaration; statement; proclamation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
guess; speculation; supposition
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be reminded of; to call to mind
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)