consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
a little bit; a little while
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
reason; cause; history; origin
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to burst (open); to break; to split
foreign delegation; foreign mission; diplomatic envoy
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
full length; total length; overall length
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
violent explosion; bursting
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard