superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
height (of body); stature
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
how; in what way; by what means
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
by myself; in person; by oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to press a question; to cross-examine
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
one's physical safety; personal security
for example; for instance; e.g.
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
subtracting points; points deducted
how long; how far; how much
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that's the way it is; such is life
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
in the meanwhile; during the time
to go out and away; to leave
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all