preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
strategist; tactician; schemer
technical skill; ability; capacity
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
composite; combined; complex
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
unable to resist; unable to suppress
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
what day?; what day of the week?
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
study group; study meeting
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to whine; to make feeble complaints
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to move forward; to move on
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
discovery; detection; finding
influenced (by); under an influence