predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
only; merely; but; no more than
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to take measures; to take steps
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to check; to stop; to keep back
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
permission; approval; authorization; license
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)