grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pupil; student; schoolchild
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
this (very thing); this precisely