dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
the dark side; the seamy side
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
eating habits; dietary habits
health management; health maintenance; health care
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
before it happens; beforehand
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
for one person; made for one person
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
quack; quack doctor; fake doctor
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
omen; sign; notice; indication
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
first world problem; good problem to have
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
required; needed; necessary
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
being stretched too thin; being pulled in all directions; (lit.) even with several bodies it wouldn't be enough