background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
armed forces; military; troops
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
threat; intimidation; menace
one's first campaign; one's first battle
power; might; authority; influence
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
demonstration; show of force
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
battlefield; battleground
good humour (humor); good mood
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
natural; reasonable; obvious
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
second (unit of time); arc second