security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
throbbing (pain); pounding
split; division; break up
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to show signs of; to appear
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
master plan; overall plan
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
cut; notch; end; conclusion
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach