standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be too late; to be too slow
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
aptitude; aptness; suitability
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
family; members of a family
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion