to come from; to have roots in
double; twice (as much); twofold
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
direct descent; direct line
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
guess; conjecture; surmise
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
acceleration; speeding up
perception; sensing; noticing
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
all things in nature; the whole creation
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous