negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to face on; to look out on to
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unprecedented; never seen before
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
quietly; slowly; gracefully
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
head; brains; intelligence
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
hedge; fence; border; limit
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money