to affect; to impact; to influence
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
participation; joining; entry
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
only the results matter; it's all about the results
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
battlefield; battleground
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(in the middle of) considering; deliberating
such; this sort of; like this
guidance; leadership; leading the way
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
feeling; sense; impression
on the way home from school
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about