hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
technique; art; skill; move
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
individualism; egoism; selfishness
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
system; institution; organization; organisation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
alone; by oneself; on one's own
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
unconditionally; as a rule
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence