conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
more than anything; above all else
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
military authorities; army circles
teacher; instructor; professor
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
(emotional) backbone; support; backbone (of a network)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
since then; from that time; ever since
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
whether or not; presence or absence
attack; assault; attempt; try
again (and again); once again; yet again
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome