birth; creation; formation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
interference; intervention; meddling
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
coincident with; while; simultaneously
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
duty; obligation; responsibility
like that; that way; thus
connection; link; relationship
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
almost; roughly; approximately
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
only the results matter; it's all about the results
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)