whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
ramification; branching off
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
safety zone; traffic island
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
time limit; time restriction
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
essence; true nature; substance; reality
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
specialization; specialisation
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
long time; several hours; long spell
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to get someone to say; to make someone say
dogfight (aircraft); dog fight