transcendence; excellence; superiority
to complain; to make a complaint
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
one's possessions; ownership
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
expulsion; excommunication
tacit; unspoken; implicit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
picking; collecting; harvesting
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
parental love or affection
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to live; to make a living; to get on with
indicate reason; infers some protest
such ... as; or some such
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance