or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to take away; to carry away
stairs; stairway; staircase
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
common front; united front
mask; disguise; guise; mask
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
welcome drink (e.g. free drink served to hotel guests upon arrival)
servant; manservant; menial
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt (in Chinese mythology)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
resonance; sympathetic vibration
questions and answers; dialogue
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to frolic about; to mess around
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank