flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
outside one's jurisdiction
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
about; on; regarding; per; for every
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
a cut above; one step above
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
power; might; authority; influence
side effect; adverse reaction
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
in succession; one by one
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else