highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
young girl; lass; adolescent female
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.); fast track to success; road to success
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
social; societal; societary
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
both (people); the two of them
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
rising; ascending; climbing
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
(political) power; authority; influence
few decades; many decades; several decades
to spend time (on doing something)
to steal; to rob; to take away
to approach the finale; to come to a close
on countless occasions; many a time
longed-for; anxiously awaited