predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
skill; dexterity; master hand
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
looter; plunderer; pillager; marauder
submarine; submersible vessel
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
person with a bounty on their head
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
the ocean; the great deep
billow; surge; large wave