victory or defeat; match; contest; game
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
settlement out of court; private settlement
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
the same generation; coeval
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
that year; same year; same age
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
observation; survey; watching
(physical) growth; development
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
how many years; how long; what year
repeatedly; several times; many times
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)