adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
leader; central personage
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
naturally; of course; understandably
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
manners; behavior; behaviour
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over