deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
heating power; thermal power; firepower
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
from the viewpoint of; according to
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
conviction; belief; confidence
hot topic; talk of the town
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
cut; notch; end; conclusion
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
few decades; many decades; several decades
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter