companion; follower; attendant; retinue
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
greater than ...; bigger ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
(made of) stone; stone-built
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to work without sleep or rest
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself