preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
such ... as; or some such
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
one bow; one salute; one greeting
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
actor; actress; player; performer
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind