absorption; suction; attraction
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
each nation; many nations; many countries
cooperation; collaboration
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
not limited to; not just ...
(political) power; authority; influence
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
every place; various places
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
specialization; specialisation
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
interior; inside; internal
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)