idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
to run about; to rush about
to run around; to bustle about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
as (for); for; in the capacity of
state of the war; war situation
support; backing; aid; assistance
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
feeling; sense; impression
question; inquiry; enquiry
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
reinforcement; strengthening
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement