twice; again; second time
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
power; might; authority; influence
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
three; three years of age
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
you could say; you might say; verging on the
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude