grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
being argued into silence; being left speechless
forced to use; forced into a position
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
substitution; alternative; substitute
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
world; society; people; the public
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
with a snap; with a crack
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)