to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
persistence; single-mindedness
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
step; stride; counter for steps
stairs; stairway; staircase
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to get tired out; to be exhausted
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
superiority complex; sense of superiority
by means of; due to; because of; according to
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
essence; true nature; substance; reality
such; this sort of; like this
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
how; in what way; by what means
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish