powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to harm; to cause harm to
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
even more; still more; further
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
accomplishment; execution
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(made of) stone; stone-built
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
matter of time; question of time
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
every person; each one; everybody
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to understand; to comprehend
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)