spare time; free time; leisure time
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to crouch; to squat; to cower
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to have a talk; to tell a story
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to speak ill of; to disparage
order of chivalry; chivalric order
leader of a delegation (body, party)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
mental; spiritual; emotional
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to express (in words); to confess
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
respect and affection; love and respect
on countless occasions; many a time
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
several weeks; a few weeks
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true