preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
correction; revision; amendment
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
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
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
hand luggage; hand baggage
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
sphere; circle; range; category
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
aspect; phase; condition; modality
offensive (movement); aggression
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade