different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
release; emission; ejection
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to be sacked; to be dismissed
future (usually near); prospects
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to become decrepit; to become senile
to blow out; to spout out
few decades; many decades; several decades
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
shooting up one after another
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
translation; shift; parallel displacement
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable