to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
this is why; this means; it is the case that
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
future prospects; promise
analogue watch; analogue clock
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
sympathy; compassion; pity
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
straight; as the crow flies
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
school; school building; schoolhouse
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
number of (large) animals
the way one talks; one's way of speaking