to cut corners; to be shoddy
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
collective responsibility; joint liability
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
out-of-school; off-campus
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
in person; personally; directly
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
cross; crossed; cruciform
hand used like a sword in striking
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to start; to begin; to commence
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
interests and preferences
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
confrontation; opposition; antagonism