to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
trusting too much; overestimating ability
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
how long; how far; how much
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
back street; back alley; off-street
so; therefore; and; (and) then
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!