to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
chance; opportunity; occasion
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
spare time; free time; leisure time
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
to gather; to collect; to assemble
small; fine; detailed; stingy
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation