falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to distribute; to hand out
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
store; reserve; stock; savings
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
the same rank; equality; apposition
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
absolute obedience; complete submission
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
singularity; singular point
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
striking; remarkable; considerable
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
yoke; constraints; oppression
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to reflect; to throw back light
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post