individual; private person; personal; natural person
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to start; to begin; to commence
leadership; initiative; spearhead
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
use; utilization; utilisation; application
plan B; alternative plan; workaround
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
tone (of voice); manner of talking
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
management; administration; operation
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer