armed might; military power; the sword; force
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
visit (from someone); call
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
literally; to the letter; literal
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
inside; interior; inner part
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
addition; annexation; appendage
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
workshop; studio; atelier
strongish; somewhat strong
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
as much as one can; as much as possible