to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
besides; in addition; also; moreover
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
pharmaceutical (drug) company
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly