predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to need; to call for; to require
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
higher rank; better position
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
number of times; frequency; count
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
match; game; bout; contest
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
in case of; at that time; at this time
great difference; major mistake
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight