inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
naturally; of course; understandably
to make a speech; to address
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
pride; boast; credit (to)
respect and affection; love and respect
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to rock; to shake; to swing
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
defense; defence; protection
although I say; although one might say; although called
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with