chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
in succession; one by one
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
only; merely; but; no more than
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
flawless; absolute perfection
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
as (for); for; in the capacity of
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated