weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
question; inquiry; enquiry
righteousness; justice; right
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
house where one was born; one's parents' house
cannot be compared with; no match for
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range