heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
civilian in military employ
very much; very many; more and more
family; relatives; dependents; household
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
very great; enormous; serious
one's course; one's path; one's road
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
high-grade; high-rank; high-definition
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
sales channels; (product) distribution channels
mountain chain; mountains
decrease; reduction; decline
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
reform; reformation; reorganization
to be smeared; to be covered
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
all eyes; public attention
rival; competitor; competition
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)