anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
practice; practising; experience
to talk; to chat; to chatter
until now; so far; up to the present
in comparison to; rather than
to become an expert; to be master at
equality; impartiality; evenness
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
too much; excessively; too
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to smile broadly; to grin widely
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
the place for; the time for; the level of
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
experienced player; tricky player
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track