flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
periodic; regular; routine
to cause a person trouble
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to be badly made; to fail
in that manner; like that
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
solitude; loneliness; isolation
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
day of month; counter for days
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to wring the neck; to strangle
such; this sort of; like this
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of