ring; band; ring; circum-
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
transverse wave; beam sea
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after