vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
specialization; specialisation
handful; small amount; small number
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
the touch of; feel of; texture
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
(terrorist) suicide bombing
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this