far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to go ahead; to pull ahead
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
patterns of thinking; train of thought
imagination; supposition; guess
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
though; notwithstanding; although
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to refer to; to use as reference
overall victory; championship
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
license; permit; licence; certificate
master; teacher; stable master
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
gambling den; gambling house