an eye for people; the ability to judge character
good person; virtuous person
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
great difference; major mistake
to bring; to take; to bring about
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
companion; company; tritagonist
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
company; corporation; workplace
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
failure; mistake; blunder
whispering; murmuring; subdued
no!; no no!; no, not at all
how long; how far; how much
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated