goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
risky; dangerous; insecure
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
discipline; training; teaching manners
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to bring back; to restore
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to pull down; to automatically debit (from a bank account)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
near; close; beside; third person
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
training (animals); breaking (animals)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)