artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
drunkenness; intoxication
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
ten; 10; ten years of age
small number; few; minority
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to be talented; to be able
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
pretension; conceit; hubris
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
only recently; just of late
to grow taller (of people)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
preparation; provision; guarding
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
triangle; triangular shape