to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
final; eventual; ultimate
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
small number; few; minority
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to mix; to stir; to blend
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
semifinalists; final four (in a tournament)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
almost; roughly; approximately
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
action of making something; -ification
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to show up; to appear; to turn up
even more; still more; further
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size