remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
development; exploitation
pretension; conceit; hubris
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to establish; to formulate
open; public; official; overt
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
pride; dignity; self-respect
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
standby; preparation; arrangement
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity