leader; guide; mentor; coach
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
middle period; medium-term
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
retrogression; regression
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
public corporation; public housing
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
high and low; rise and fall
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
to stay (at); to stop (at)
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual