laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
in that manner; like that
appearance; expression; manifestation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
equality; impartiality; evenness
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
example; illustration; precedent
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
unamiability; brusque; unfriendly; unsociable
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
I don't like it; I hate it
to give an important position
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
if you ask me ...; as for ...
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
shirker; goof-off; goldbricker
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that