unqualified; without qualifications
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to comfort; to console; to amuse
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
way of speaking; intimation
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance