all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to shake; to sway; to waver
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
so; like this; in this way
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
whispering into a person's ear
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to understand; to make out
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to arrive home; to return
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy