fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
end; close; finish; termination
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
to part left and right; to open out
sword; blade; single stroke
board-shaped; plank-shaped; sheet-shaped
turning sideways; landscape orientation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
mixer (audio, concrete, etc.); blender (usu. countertop)
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
emergency staircase; fire escape
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
according to plan; as planned; on target
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
solidification; congelation; coagulation; condensation
to slide down; to slip down
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination