image; figure; figure; form; image
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
make no progress; remain unsettled
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)