to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
baton pass; baton passing
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
tradition; legend; folklore
wise saying; famous saying
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
reigning; controlling; dictating
winning a championship with a perfect record
(social) position; status
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
single word; a few words; brief comment
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
as (for); for; in the capacity of
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
(set of) facial features; looks
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be helpful; to be useful
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve