unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
another thing; exception; special case
many; much; plenty; hardly
to jar; to creak; to grate
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
well-known; noted; celebrated
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
(dead) end; end of the line
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
obedience; submission; resignation
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to be manageable; to be able to handle
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
(not) so much; (not) that much
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
fragment; one of the group or party
underground; subterranean
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay