number one; first; best; most; game; round
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
ability; performance; efficiency
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
maximum permissible level or dosage
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
reaching; attaining; arrival
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
time; season; period; phase; stage
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
meaning; significance; sense
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being