(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
genuine article; real thing; real deal
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
interruption; suspension; break
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to talk; to carry meaning
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to go with the flow; to go with the times
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
flour; meal; powder; dust
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
internal organs; intestines; viscera
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
survival; survivor; relic
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop