to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
language disorder; speech disorder; speech impediment
sorry to bother you, but ...
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to go ahead; to pull ahead
overconfident; presumptuous
dementia; stupidity; foolishness; fool
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
old model; old type; old style
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
second generation; second; junior
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
offense and defense; offence and defence
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside