grade; class; degree; magnitude
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
environment; surroundings; circumstances
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
accumulation; accumulate; store
offense and defense; offence and defence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to throw at; to turn; to raise
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
metallic sound; metallic clank
to resound; to echo; to reverberate