witness stand; witness box
immediately; right away; on the spot
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
bygones; the past; past event
ongoing; in progress; afoot
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
dealing with; coping with
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
manners; courtesy; etiquette
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
even more; still more; further
to have troubles; to have concerns
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious