listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
identification papers; ID
several years; a few years
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
group; party; team; squad; section
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be remembered; to go down in history
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)