beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
wintertime; winter season
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
questions and answers; dialogue
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
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
to make an appeal; to urge
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
very loud volume; megavolume
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to be beaten to the punch; to be overtaken