poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
basis for decision; evidence for judging
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death