pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
individual; private person; personal; private
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
nod; inclination of the head
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
feeling; sense; impression
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
example; illustration; precedent
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure