beyond comparison; incomparable
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
body and soul; mind and body
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
this world; the present world
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to jar; to creak; to grate
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
you could say; you might say; verging on the
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
just one person; only one
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
fine weather; fair weather
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal