God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
with these words; while saying
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
pride; dignity; self-worth
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
very small; tiny; insignificant
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to face; to go towards; to head towards
abusive language; violent language; wild words
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive