to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
of course; certainly; naturally
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to follow; to conform; to apply to
but; however; provided that
reality; actuality; hard fact
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
originally; by nature; from the start
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
price; cost; value; worth; value
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll