specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
everything one does; whatever one does
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
unique; peculiar; singular
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
(not) a single person; (no) one
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to refuse; to decline; to deny
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
just the other day; quite recently
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
transparency; clarity; coherence
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
but; however; although; though
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime