cane; walking stick; staff; wand
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
that's the way it is; such is life
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
making practical; making useful; implementing
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to attempt; to test; to try out
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
maintenance; preservation; improvement
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
steady state; stable state
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
company; corporation; workplace
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic