artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
android; artificial human; robot
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
putting into operation; invocation
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
rare; uncommon; not often seen
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
casualties; the killed and wounded
news; word; tidings; omen
in good health; alive and well; going strong
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
plural; multiple; several
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
dozens; scores of; decades
consists of; comprises; is made up of
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
expression; presentation; representation; notation