show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
quiet; still; surreptitious
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
ability; capability; skill
base; basis; bedrock; platform
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
very much; very many; more and more
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
wherein; therein; thereinto
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
future; possible; potential; prospective
dangerous element; person who poses a high risk
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle