predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
and yet; though; when; in spite of
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to fight to the bitter end
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
on and after; from ... onward; since
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
you could say; you might say; verging on the
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to sit for an examination
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
else; in addition; besides
to increase; to add to; to augment
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress