(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
assertion; declaration; affirmation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
how; in what way; how about
genius; prodigy; natural gift
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back