to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
not limited to; not just ...
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
race (of people); type of person
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
technique; art; skill; move
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
that is to say; so that means
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)