a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men
characteristics of a (thrown) ball (light, heavy, etc.)
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
golden-rayed lily (Lilium auratum)
you (referring to a male)
to tower above; to stand out
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat
newly compiled; newly edited
teaching of English; English teaching
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
family which supports a temple; parishioner
to settle (in a place); to settle down