first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
near; close; beside; third person
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to have a meal; to take a meal
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
head; brains; intellect; understanding
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
law-like nature; regularity
to find out; to discover; to locate
conviction; belief; confidence
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to go out and away; to leave
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
jack of all trades, master of none
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon