excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
living thing; organism; creature; biology
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
maintenance; preservation; improvement
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
deceased; late; dead; departed
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
someone; a certain person
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
memory; sense; experience
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to creep about; to crawl around
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus