to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to fill a hole with earth
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to make a speech; to address
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain