thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
general; popular; common; typical
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
aging; ageing; growing older
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
back street; back alley; off-street
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
near oneself; close to one; familiar
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to jar; to creak; to grate
muscular pain; myalgia; aching muscles; sore muscles
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to spend time (on doing something)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land