what's the matter?; what's wrong?
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
something like ...; something called ...
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
feeling; sense; impression
switching over to; migration; transition
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
chance (of success); odds
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
surface of a board or record
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to trample; to crush underfoot
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance