strength; power; proficiency; ability
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
locality; local area; limited area
unexpected result; upset; surprise
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
ignorant of the ways of the world
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
absorption; suction; attraction
if so; in that case; in that situation
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
horizon (related to land)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sense of values; values; value system
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to shake; to sway; to waver
derailment; digression; deviation
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
noble; lofty; high-minded
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation