off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to repeat; to do over again
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to be too late; to be too slow
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
because of; owing to; due to
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
clear; precise; definite; distinct
nothing but; none other than
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to get out of bed; to show a leg