speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
(social) position; status
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
such ... as; or some such
type of occupation; occupational category
is something that; is that which
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
cushion; pillow; mattress
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
holding another position; serving concurrently as; concurrent position
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to look down on; to make light of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
family; members of a family
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to subsist; to keep on living
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be found; to be discovered
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going