transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
extremity; end; bound; limit
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
on the occasion of; at the time of
failure; mistake; blunder
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
split; division; break up
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to amuse oneself; to make merry
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually