head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
composite; combined; complex
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to ask a question; to ask questions
number one; first; best; most; game; round
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
place; situation; position; location
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend