reigning; controlling; dictating
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to smash violently; to crush
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
different opinion; objection
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
matter of time; question of time