scene; spectacle; sight; view
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
fresh verdure; new green leaves
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
rich person; wealthy person
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy