to be widely known; to be famous
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
huge rock; firmness; solidity
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
specialization; specialisation
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
prolific scorer; goal-getter
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
how many people; a number of people
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
function; facility; faculty; feature
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive