acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
preference; priority; precedence
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
near-miss; just missing (each other)
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
higher rank; better position
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
whereabout; about where; how much
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
special; particular; peculiar; unique
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to support each other; to support one another
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
use; utilization; utilisation; application