to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to look down on; to make light of
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
gradually; slowly but steadily
departure; leaving; going away; recession
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
summoning spirits; calling down spirits; spirit evocation; communing with spirits; communicating with the dead; spiritualism
calculation; counting; (dealing with) figures; cardinality
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to play a leading role; to play a central part
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
first-person novel; novel written in the first person
third person; third-person reference term; term used to refer to someone or something in the third person
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
alteration; falsification; faking
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
battle formation; disposition of troops
watchdog; chaperone; watcher