one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
baton (of command); order; command; direction
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
completely; entirely; wholly
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
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)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
fate; chance; relationship; tie
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
making (something) known to everyone; publicizing as widely as possible; dissemination
(feather) duster; dusting
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
group; bunch; crowd; group
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
race (of people); type of person
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking