priority; order of precedence
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
extensive; vast range; wide scope
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
regulation; adjustment; control
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness; harshness; edges (of a gem)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
with a slip; with a slide
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
above; going steadily upward
chisel; burin; graver; gad; jumper
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
even if not; even without
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
perfection; thoroughness; consummation