(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
wounded person; injured person
to have a reason; to have an excuse
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
target group; target persons
exaltation; emotional uplift
to fight to the last (death)
to make a speech; to address
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
dozens; scores of; decades
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
disenchantment; apathy; spoiled fun; turn-off
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
magician; conjurer; illusionist
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
place; situation; position; location
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous