standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
preliminary arrangements; spade work
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
equality; uniformity; evenness
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
regional cuisine; local cuisine
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
high efficiency; high performance
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
to be lacking in options; to be too few
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
sour look; surly face; pout
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
naked eye; the physical eye
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting