man; male; masculine gender
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
don't you think?; indicates question
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
sorry; excuse me; thank you
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to apologize; to apologise
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace