to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
silence (not speaking); muteness
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
observation; survey; watching
to degenerate; to lapse into
compassionate; sympathetic
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
small hill; low hill; hillock
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be erected; to be built
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
(punishment by) striking with fists
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
hitting the ball squarely
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
correction; revision; amendment
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse