reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
repentance; confession; penitence
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to go to; to visit; to call on
without trouble; easily; readily
finish; end; completion; result
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
nuclear attack; nuclear strike
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
checkers (board game); draughts; check (pattern); checker (device, person, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
power; might; authority; influence
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
receiving an electric shock
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...