as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to collect; to assemble; to gather
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
even if not; even without
around the world; throughout the world
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to harm; to cause harm to
to correct oneself; to restate
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to look down on; to make light of
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
surely; certainly; without doubt
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
how much; how many; however
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
first meeting; first interview with
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful