(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
skill; dexterity; master hand
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
vague recollection; faint memory
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
personality; character; individuality; personhood
outside of; not covered by
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
chance (of success); odds
common front; united front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
different opinion; objection
superiority; predominance