to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
the staff; inside the department
rather than; more ... than ...
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
realistic; graphic; true to life
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer