low-spec; having nothing to compete with (on the dating scene); having nothing going for one; being a lost cause
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
profound; deep; unfathomable
minute adjustment; fine tuning
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
serious; severe; grave; acute
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
soldier; combatant; warrior
later on; eventually; afterwards
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
next; secondly; subsequently
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
failure; mistake; blunder
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment