to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to make one's own; to take possession of
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
only; merely; but; no more than
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to accept; to receive; to agree
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to rock; to shake; to swing
to mix; to blend; to combine
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
irritation; annoyance; frustration
memory; sense; experience
comfort; consolation; diversion
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
reaching; attaining; arrival
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind