aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
whichever one chooses; either way
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to launch a surprise attack
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
sickness bag; sick bag; vomit bag; motion sickness bag
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
street fighting; urban warfare
to cover fully; to wrap around
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion