He cannot see well, mislays his glasses, and frequently mismends the nets.

Nay then; but you're a gizzing at me, maister.

They were jockeying for position toward the end of the race.

We may dismiss at once the extremists of both types: those on the one hand whose laxity of conviction or conduct defended even attendance at the degrading public spectacles … and those who from extreme parousian standpoints made life of any sort practically impossible.