(political) power; authority; influence
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to explain adequately; to be accountable
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
event; phenomenon; matter
depiction; description; portrayal
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
one machine; one aircraft; one life
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to scatter away; to vanish
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
scale; scope; plan; structure
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext