not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
you (plural); all of you; you all
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
by today; before the day is over
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better