work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to force open; to push open
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
wherein; therein; thereinto
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
on the occasion of; at the time of
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
three persons; three parties
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
now that; since; so long as; because
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
underestimation; undervaluation
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
good performance; good work; great success
interference; intervention; meddling
striking; remarkable; considerable
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
in one's own way or style
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to watch over; to watch attentively
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness