extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
change; transition; vicissitudes
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty