substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to think constantly about; to dwell on
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
whistle (sound made with the lips)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
special enlarged (bumper) issue
extract; excerpt; selection
comic books; comics; comic; comical
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
results of a scientific investigation; findings
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on