(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
whole story; full picture; full particulars
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
hey there; I say; see here
very; much; greatly; a lot of
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
absolutely; positively; decidedly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)