failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to limp; to drag one's feet
large build; large pattern
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
rich person; wealthy person
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
disclosure; exposure; revelation
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)