worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
ability; performance; efficiency
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
dated; date; fixed; external
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
aggressiveness; aggression
race (of people); type of person
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
reaction; response; reaction
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle