to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
head start; initiative; preemption
sign; indication; omen; symptom
system; organization; organisation; architecture
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
trivial; not amounting to much
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to complain; to make a complaint
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
before the gate; in front of the gate
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
one's way back; one's way home
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)