one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to fight each other; to clash
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
preservation; retainment; keeping
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
not worth considering; out of the question
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control