culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
most difficult; next to impossible
sign; indication; omen; symptom
lecture attendance; auditing
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
head start; initiative; preemption
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
real intention; true motive; true meaning
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
on the way back; returning
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
one or two; a few; small number
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to pull out a fish; to lure
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
this and that; one thing or another
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like