predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
acceleration; speeding up
slight; insignificant; small
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
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 harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to stop walking; to pause
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to sniff out; to get wind of
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
that is to say; so that means
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
armed forces; military; troops
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
organization; organisation; forming
ratio; proportion; percentage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
-less; lacking; non-existing
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
language area of the cortex; speech centre (center)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant