expert(ise); skill; dexterity
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
speaking of ...; as for ...
original home; birthplace; originator
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
from the viewpoint of; according to
essence; true nature; substance; reality
same sort; same kind; same genus; homologous; congeneric
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
body; physical system; (the) person
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to challenge (a person) to a fight
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
pride; dignity; self-respect
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice