(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to have a talk; to tell a story
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
such; like that; that sort of
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to have confidence in one's own abilities
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
every person; each one; everybody
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind