to make an appearance; to show up
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
creation; Creation (by God)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
(engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other
when it becomes; when it comes to
to read the situation; to sense the mood
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
supreme; sublime; highest
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
hereabouts; around there; that area
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter