to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
like this; in this way; as you see
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
atrocity; (arch.) treason
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
tendency; trend; inclination
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
over and over; repeatedly
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to brave a danger; to take a risk
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
intelligence network; information network