turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
retirement; resignation; stepping down
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
to fight; to exchange blows
objection; dissent; protest
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to flare up; to burst into flames
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
3000; three thousand; many
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to replace; to move; to change the position of
shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel; spinning a pottery wheel; gesticulating with your hands as if you were shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel
older person with more life experience
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
child; childish person; immature person
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
race (of people); type of person