shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
commencing with; including
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
(prison) inmate; detainee; internee; in-patient (hospital); resident (institution)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
sea gauge; draft; draught
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
flying column; detached force
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
right in the midst of; right at the height of
scattered; separated; dispersed