to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to maintain; to continue to have
genuine; authentic; true; real
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
classical form of martial art
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
decrease; reduction; decline
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta