mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
mass; quality and quantity
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
way of calling (something or someone)
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
instability; insecurity; crankiness
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
fundamental knowledge; the basics
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
connection; linking; joining; coupling; attaching; junction
processing speed; handling speed
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
postoperative; after surgery
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh