the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
tension; mental strain; nervousness
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
woman; female; feminine gender
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
manners; courtesy; etiquette
something like ...; something called ...
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
never mind!; don't worry about it
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
that's true; of course; obviously
so; like this; in this way
such; this sort of; like this
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to some extent; to a certain extent
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
this is why; this means; it is the case that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead