to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
devotion; attachment; infatuation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
correction; rectification; mending; repair
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be silent; to say nothing
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to feel a chill run down one's spine
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
at once; immediately; right now
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being