coincident with; while; simultaneously
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
competent; suitable; qualified
number one; first; best; most; game; round
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
survival; survivor; relic
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
arm; skill; efforts; ability
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
management; administration; operation
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be silent; to say nothing
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
surroundings; environs; circumference
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn