assistant professor; associate professor
supreme; sublime; highest
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
acquittal; pardon; papal indulgence
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
God; god; ace; king; superior person
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to lay aside; to set aside
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots