rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to get strong; to gain strength
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
3rd day of the month; three days
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
leader; authority; mainstay
in person; personally; directly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
results; record; grades; marks
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
influence; effect; impact
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
just because; even if; even though
immediately; right away; on the spot