incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
commander; commanding officer; CO
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
this, that and the other; this and that
to give directions; to issue instructions
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
standing firm; holding out
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
high heels; high-heeled shoes
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
strange; rare; novel; curious
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
organization; organisation; forming
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
nothing but; except; no more than
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point