to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
baton (of command); order; command; direction
prompt; immediate; in real time
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
different opinion; objection
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
emotional strength; force of will
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull