to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
support; backing; aid; assistance
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
beginning of the world; creation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
profitable plan; good plan
curious; strange; unusual
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
literally; self-explanatorily
(computer) command; command key; commando
to turn left; to turn to the left
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to make a speech; to address
to finish reading; to read through
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
trusting too much; overestimating ability
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to have no chance (of succeeding)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)