opposite; reverse; contrary
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
perfect; complete; flawless
serious; severe; grave; acute
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
armory; armoury; ordnance department
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
three; three years of age
to repeat; to do something over again
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement