consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
declaration; statement; proclamation
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
our country; our land; one's own country
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
chance; opportunity; occasion
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
evident; plain; distinct; clear
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)