leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
surely; certainly; without doubt
to worsen (the situation); to exacerbate; to aggravate; to look with anger
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to look young; to seem young
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
crash; smash; crunch; bang
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
application; request; petition
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
victim; injured party; sufferer
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace