to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
skill; dexterity; proficiency
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
region; limits; stage; level
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
two times; twice; two degrees
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to shed light; to cast light
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
simply; merely; only; solely
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...