old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to relax; to feel at home
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
strongish; somewhat strong
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that is to say; so that means
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
experiment; experimentation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
six (long cylindrical things)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless