greater than ...; bigger ...
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
resignation; acceptance; consolation
experience; history; record; career
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
well known; well connected
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to raise one's voice; to shout
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
branch road; branch path; fork road
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
inheritance; something given or received
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district