supreme; greatest; highest; best
country; territory; domain; realm
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
military forces; hosts; troops
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to become decrepit and ugly with age
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
(exercising) the right to command
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order