to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
principal occupation; core business
carrying out to the end; bringing to completion
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
fully prepared; all ready
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
the matter you have been talking about
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
some people; a few people; several people
good impression; favorable impression
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
each place; various places
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to toady; to be obsequious
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
sympathy; empathy; response
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
getting an advance (on one's salary)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with