to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
as a child; when one was a child
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to lead into; to draw into
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
beforehand; in advance; previously
a few years ago; some years back
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
pupil; student; schoolchild
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
place where one works; construction site; working area
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
night watch; night guard; night shift