less than ...; smaller ...
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
older employee who does not have much actual work
downsizing; switching from mainframe to personal computers
to get help; to enlist aid