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• “the chief aim of living“
• “the main doors were of solid glass“
• “the principal rivers of America“
• “the principal example“
• “policemen were primary targets“
• “the master bedroom“
• “a master switch“

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• chief(a)
• main(a)
• primary(a)
• principal(a)
• master(a)

• “She mastered Japanese in less than two years“

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• get the hang be or become completely proficient or skilled in

• “deal with successfully“
• “He overcame his shyness“

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• overcome win a victory over; get on top of; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli ; overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
• get over travel across or pass over; to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; improve in health; get on top of
• subdue put down by force or intimidation; bring under control by force or authority; hold within limits and control; get on top of; make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; correct by punishment or discipline
• surmount get on top of; be on top of; reach the highest point of; be or do something to a greater degree

• “Her pain completely mastered her“
• “The methods can master the problems“

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• dominate be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; be in control; have dominance or the power to defeat over; be greater in significance than; look down on

• “be on top of“
• “Do you control these data?“

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• control exercise authoritative control or power over; lessen the intensity of; handle and cause to function; maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one’s advantage; check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; place under restrictions; verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; be careful or certain to do something; have a firm understanding or knowledge of; power to direct or determine; a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another; (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; the activity of managing or exerting control over something; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; discipline in personal and social activities; great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance ; the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.

• “a master of the violin“
• “one of the old masters“

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• maestro an artist of consummate skill

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• overlord a person who has general authority over others
• lord make a lord of someone ; terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God ; a person who has general authority over others ; a titled peer of the realm

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• victor a combatant who is able to defeat rivals ; the contestant who wins the contest
• superior one of greater rank or station or quality ; the head of a religious community ; a combatant who is able to defeat rivals ; the largest freshwater lake in the world; a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth ; a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character ; of high or superior quality or performance; of or characteristic of high rank or importance; (sometimes followed by `to’) not subject to or influenced by; written or printed above and to one side of another character ; having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth’s orbit; having a higher rank; (often followed by `to’) above being affected or influenced by

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• headmaster presiding officer of a school
• schoolmaster presiding officer of a school ; any person (or institution) who acts as an educator ; food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters

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• master copy an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
• original an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made ; something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies; preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; being or productive of something fresh and unusual; not derived or copied or translated from something else

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• captain be the captain of a sports team ; an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant ; the naval officer in command of a military ship ; a policeman in charge of a precinct ; an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship ; the leader of a group of people; the pilot in charge of an airship ; a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
• sea captain an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
• skipper work as the skipper on a vessel ; a student who fails to attend classes ; an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship ; the naval officer in command of a military ship

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• professional a person engaged in one of the learned professions ; an athlete who plays for pay ; an authority qualified to teach apprentices ; engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; of or relating to or suitable as a profession; characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; of or relating to a profession; engaged in by members of a profession

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• passkey key that secures entrance everywhere
• passe-partout key that secures entrance everywhere ; a mounting for a picture using gummed tape
• master key key that secures entrance everywhere