substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
absence; disregard; indifference
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
if you do this; if this is the case
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hegemony; leadership; initiative
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
split; division; break up
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
guess; conjecture; surmise
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
justice; fairness; impartiality
eternal; unlimited; endless
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)