to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
great person; eminent figure
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
certainly; surely; definitely
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
military service; combat experience
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
old age; old person; the old; the aged
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way