narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
remarkable; striking; obvious
permission; approval; authorization; license
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(only) one option; one possible choice
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
main cause; primary factor
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to arrive; to come to pass
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson